NSN 5977-00-178-8128

Part Details | ELECTRICAL CONTACT BRUSH

5977-00-178-8128 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: 234009100, 234-0091-00, A84121, A8412-1, A8412, 5977-00-178-8128, 00-178-8128, 5977001788128, 001788128

Supply Group (FSG) NSN Assigned NIIN Item Name Code (INC)
59JAN 01, 196300-178-812800302 ( BRUSH, ELECTRICAL CONTACT )
REFERENCE DRAWINGS & PICTURES

RECTANGULAR COMMUTATOR

CONCAVE

ONE PIECE

Cross Reference | NSN 5977-00-178-8128
Part Number Cage Code Manufacturer
234-0091-0013499ROCKWELL COLLINS, INC.DBA GOVERNMENT SYSTEMS
A8412-166099ZENITH RADIO CORP OF IOWA
A841266099ZENITH RADIO CORP OF IOWA
Technical Data | NSN 5977-00-178-8128
Characteristic Specifications
STYLE DESIGNATOR ONE PIECE
MATERIAL METAL GRAPHITE
MATERIAL DOCUMENT AND CLASSIFICATIONUNION CARBIDE CORP GRADE AJT MFR REF SINGLE MATERIAL RESPONSE
BODY STYLE RECTANGULAR COMMUTATOR
WIDTH0.433 INCHES MINIMUM AND 0.437 INCHES MAXIMUM
THICKNESS0.246 INCHES MINIMUM AND 0.248 INCHES MAXIMUM
LENGTH0.844 INCHES NOMINAL
CONTACT FACE STYLE CONCAVE
RADIUS0.844 INCHES NOMINAL
SHUNT INSULATION PROVISION AND QUANTITY1 UNINSULATED
SHUNT POSITION DESIGNATOR5
PRESSURE SPRING TYPE AND QUANTITY1 CYLINDRICAL
LARGEST OUTSIDE DIAMETER0.362 INCHES NOMINAL
TERMINAL TYPE AND QUANTITY1 ROUND CAP W/EARS
TERMINAL DIAMETER0.500 INCHES MINIMUM AND 0.503 INCHES MAXIMUM
REFERENCE NUMBER DIFFERENTIATING CHARACTERISTICSPOLARITY MARKED WITH PLUS SYMBOL