NSN 5977-00-840-5683

Part Details | ELECTRICAL CONTACT BRUSH

5977-00-840-5683 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.

Alternate Parts: 208A586G08, 208A586G08, 208A586G08, 5977-00-840-5683, 00-840-5683, 5977008405683, 008405683

Supply Group (FSG) NSN Assigned NIIN Item Name Code (INC)
59JAN 01, 196200-840-568300302 ( BRUSH, ELECTRICAL CONTACT )
REFERENCE DRAWINGS & PICTURES

RECTANGULAR COMMUTATOR

FLAT

FLAT

ONE PIECE

Cross Reference | NSN 5977-00-840-5683
Part Number Cage Code Manufacturer
208A586G0812287MERSEN CANADA DN LTD
208A586G0879500WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC CORP
208A586G0888725WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC CORPGENERAL CONTROL DIV
Technical Data | NSN 5977-00-840-5683
Characteristic Specifications
STYLE DESIGNATOR ONE PIECE
MATERIAL ELECTROGRAPHITIC
MATERIAL DOCUMENT AND CLASSIFICATIONCARBONE CARON GRADE WP48B MFR REF SINGLE MATERIAL RESPONSE
BODY STYLE RECTANGULAR COMMUTATOR
WIDTH1.500 INCHES NOMINAL
THICKNESS0.375 INCHES NOMINAL
LENGTH1.500 INCHES NOMINAL
CONTACT FACE STYLE FLAT
TOP STYLE FLAT
SHUNT INSULATION PROVISION AND QUANTITY1 INSULATED
SHUNT POSITION DESIGNATOR2
TERMINAL TYPE AND QUANTITY1 STRAIGHT W/SLOT
TERMINAL SLOT WIDTH0.031 INCHES NOMINAL