National Item Identification Number
00-644-3209
006443209
5977-00-644-3209
5977006443209
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)
68256
CARBONE OF AMERICA CORPORATION
DIV SUPERIOR CARBON PRODUCTS
101 HIGHWAY 35
WALNUT GROVE
MS
39189
601-253-2442
46175
PEERLESS-WINSMITH INC
DBA OHIO ELECTRIC MOTORS
1401 W MARKET ST.
WARREN
OH
44485
330-399-3651
Reference Numbers (Part Numbers)
W-109-171
W109-171
Required Categories
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