NSN 5977-00-237-1616

Part Details | ELECTRICAL CONTACT BRUSH

5977-00-237-1616 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: SD312, MD4450, 5977-00-237-1616, 00-237-1616, 5977002371616, 002371616

Supply Group (FSG) NSN Assigned NIIN Item Name Code (INC)
59NOV 25, 199700-237-161600302 ( BRUSH, ELECTRICAL CONTACT )
REFERENCE DRAWINGS & PICTURES

RECTANGULAR COMMUTATOR

RECTANGULAR GROOVE IN FRONT

FLAT

FLAT

ONE PIECE

Cross Reference | NSN 5977-00-237-1616
Part Number Cage Code Manufacturer
SD31235311AMERICAN STANDARD INCWESTINGHOUSE AIR BRAKE CO DIV
MD445076558MWM-MURPHY DIESEL CO
Technical Data | NSN 5977-00-237-1616
Characteristic Specifications
STYLE DESIGNATOR ONE PIECE
MATERIAL COPPER GRAPHITE
MATERIAL DOCUMENT AND CLASSIFICATIONSTACKPOLE CARBON CO,GR 85-2 MFR REF SINGLE MATERIAL RESPONSE
BODY STYLE RECTANGULAR COMMUTATOR
WIDTH0.750 INCHES NOMINAL
THICKNESS0.312 INCHES NOMINAL
LENGTH0.531 INCHES NOMINAL
CONTACT FACE STYLE FLAT
TOP STYLE FLAT
BASIC SHAPE STYLE RECTANGULAR GROOVE IN FRONT
GROOVE DEPTH0.500 INCHES NOMINAL
GROOVE WIDTH0.156 INCHES NOMINAL
OUTER EDGE TO GROOVE EDGE DISTANCE0.281 INCHES NOMINAL
SHUNT INSULATION PROVISION AND QUANTITY2 UNINSULATED
SHUNT POSITION DESIGNATORA2$$A8
TERMINAL TYPE AND QUANTITY1 STRAIGHT W/HOLE
TERMINAL HOLE DIAMETER0.156 INCHES NOMINAL