National Item Identification Number

00-546-1684
005461684
5977-00-546-1684
5977005461684

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)

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21875

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CARCO ELECTRONICS
195 CONSTITUTION DR
MENLO PARK
CA
94025
650-617-8677

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51261

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CONTRAVES INC
700 BRADDOCK AVE
EAST PITTSBURGH
PA
15112
412-829-4800

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Reference Numbers (Part Numbers)

500194
500194

Required Categories

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