National Item Identification Number
00-387-0017
003870017
5977-00-387-0017
5977003870017
National Stock Number
Item Name
BRUSH,ELECTRICAL CONTACT
Federal Supply Class
5977
Description
An item specifically designed to be used in the transfer of electrical energy to or from another conducting surface. Either the brush or the surface is continually moving during the transfer of energy. The brush is usually composed in part of some form of the element carbon. Includes: (1) a single brush either with or without an attached shunt (flexible wire lead) and/or a helical or flat type pressure spring; (2) a split brush composed of two or more pieces (wafers), which are used in place of one brush usually connected together by individual shunts to a common terminal; (3) paired brushes composed of two identical or non-identical brushes connected together by a common shunt either with or without pressure springs or connected by individual shunts to a common terminal, or with pressure springs and connected to a common bar, bracket or the like either with or without individual shunts; (4) multiple brushes composed of more than two identical or non-identical brushes without pressure springs connected by individual shunts to a common terminal, or with pressure springs and connected to a common bar, bracket or the like by individual shunts. Does not include moving contacts which make and slide past stationary contacts, but are stationary while the circuit is conducting, such as the sliding contacts on a rheostat or the stationary contact on a synchro. Excludes: CONTACT, ELECTRICAL; and CONTACT ASSEMBLY, ELECTRICAL.
Commercial and Government Entity Code (Supplier Data)
55380
HATCH & KIRK INC
5111 LEARY AVE NW
SEATTLE
WA
98107
206-789-9462
12204
78222
R. H. SHEPPARD CO. INC.
101 PHILADELPHIA STREET
HANOVER
PA
17331
717-633-4101
Reference Numbers (Part Numbers)
RC3962
RC3962
1253354
1750010
Required Categories
STYLE DESIGNATOR
MATERIAL
BODY STYLE
WIDTH
THICKNESS
LENGTH
CONTACT FACE S
Required Description
A1 ONE PIECE
CARBON
B3 RECTANGULAR COMMUTATOR
0.088 INCHES NOMINAL
0.250 INC