S100278-56
Electrical Contact Brush
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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.
1.000 inches nominal width, rectangular body style, 1.500 inches nominal length, 0.500 inches nominal thickness, 8 shunt position designator
Characteristics
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- Shunt Position Designator
- 8
- Body Style
- rectangular
- Width
- 1.000 inches nominal
- Thickness
- 0.500 inches nominal
- Length
- 1.500 inches nominal
- Brush Shunt Length
- 4.000 inches nominal single shunt
- Terminal Slot Width
- 0.148 inches nominal
- Top Style
- flat
- Contact Face Style
- flat
- Shunt Insulation Provision And Quantity
- 1 uninsulated
- Material
- electrographitic
- Material Document And Classification
- carbone corp,grade 311 mfr ref single material response
- Style Designator
- one piece
- Terminal Type And Quantity
- 1 straight w/slot
Classification Data
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- Type of Item Identification
- Demilitarization
- Criticality
- Federal Item Identification Guide
- Precious Metals Indicator
- Pseudo Item Name Code
- Hazardous Material Indicator
- Schedule B Code
- K - Full descriptive - reference item identification
- A - Items subject to the export administration regulations (ear) in parts 730-774 of title 15, code of federal regulations (cfr) (ccli or ear99) and determined by dod to present a low risk when released out of dod control. No demil, mut, or end use certificate is required. May require an export licensefrom doc.
- X - The item does not have a nuclear hardened feature or any other critical feature such as tolerance, fit restriction or application.
- A01500
- U - Precious metal content is unknown
- 0000302
- N - Indicates there is no data in the hmirs and the nsn is in a fsc not generally suspected of containing hazardous materials.
- 8545200000
Freight Information
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- Major Organizational Entity
- National Motor Freight Classification Item Number
- National Motor Freight Classification Sub-Item Number
- Uniform Freight Classification Item Number
- National Motor Freight Class Rating
- Water Commodity
- Type of Cargo
- Special Hand
- Air Dimension
- Air Commodity
- National Motor Freight Description
- XX
- 062010
- Z
- 34496
- W - Rating variable
- 72D - Communications/electronics, other than sigint/ew or comsec repair parts and components
- Z - No special type of cargo code applicable
- 9 - Other or no special handling required (sh)
- A - Shipment is not a consolidation and does not exceed 84 inches in any dimension.
- HZ -
- fittings conduit noi
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