NSN 5977-00-038-3179

Part Details | ELECTRICAL CONTACT BRUSH

5977-00-038-3179 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: 266123, 26612-3, 322572, 32257-2, 266123, 26612-3, 322572, 32257-2, 322572, 32257-2, 5977-00-038-3179, 00-038-3179, 5977000383179, 000383179

Supply Group (FSG) NSN Assigned NIIN Item Name Code (INC)
59JAN 01, 196300-038-317900302 ( BRUSH, ELECTRICAL CONTACT )
REFERENCE DRAWINGS & PICTURES

RECTANGULAR COMMUTATOR

BRUSH,ELECTRICAL CO | 5977-00-038-3179, 000383179

CYLINDRICAL HEAD

BRUSH,ELECTRICAL CO | 5977-00-038-3179, 000383179

CONCAVE

BRUSH,ELECTRICAL CO | 5977-00-038-3179, 000383179

ONE PIECE

BRUSH,ELECTRICAL CO | 5977-00-038-3179, 000383179
Cross Reference | NSN 5977-00-038-3179
Part Number Cage Code Manufacturer
26612-372599ALLIEDSIGNAL INCDBA ALLIED-SIGNAL AEROSPACE CO
32257-272599ALLIEDSIGNAL INCDBA ALLIED-SIGNAL AEROSPACE CO
26612-370210HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC.DBA HONEYWELL
32257-299193HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC.DBA HONEYWELL
32257-270210HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC.DBA HONEYWELL
Technical Data | NSN 5977-00-038-3179
Characteristic Specifications
STYLE DESIGNATOR ONE PIECE
MATERIAL ELECTROGRAPHITIC
MATERIAL DOCUMENT AND CLASSIFICATIONPURE CARBON CO INC,GRADE L560 MFR REF SINGLE MATERIAL RESPONSE
BODY STYLE RECTANGULAR COMMUTATOR
WIDTH0.220 INCHES NOMINAL
THICKNESS0.157 INCHES NOMINAL
LENGTH0.270 INCHES NOMINAL
CONTACT FACE STYLE CONCAVE
RADIUS0.260 INCHES NOMINAL
TOP STYLE CYLINDRICAL HEAD
HEAD DIAMETER0.126 INCHES NOMINAL
HEAD LENGTH0.060 INCHES NOMINAL
SHUNT INSULATION PROVISION AND QUANTITY1 UNINSULATED
SHUNT POSITION DESIGNATOR5
PRESSURE SPRING TYPE AND QUANTITY1 CYLINDRICAL
SPRING FREE LENGTH0.500 INCHES NOMINAL
LARGEST OUTSIDE DIAMETER0.146 INCHES NOMINAL
TERMINAL TYPE AND QUANTITY1 ROUND CAP
TERMINAL DIAMETER0.360 INCHES NOMINAL