National Item Identification Number

01-209-5560
012095560
5977-01-209-5560
5977012095560

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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31962

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ARGO INTL CORP
140 FRANKLIN ST
NEW YORK
NY
10013
212-431-1700

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0AHP6

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NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CARBON PRODUCTS
INC.
251 FORRESTER DR
GREENVILLE
SC
29607
864-458-7700

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Reference Numbers (Part Numbers)

159A803-G04
159A803P04

Required Categories

MATERIAL DOCUMENT AND CLASSIFICATION
III END ITEM IDENTIFICATION

Required Description

NATIONAL CARBON GRADE M407 MFR REF 1ST MATERIAL RESPONSE
AC2 CONDITIONER