National Stock Number
5977-01-241-7119
National Stock Number (NSN) 5977-01-241-7119, or NIIN 012417119, (brush,electrical contact) was assigned October 1, 1986 in the Federal Logistics Information System (FLIS). This NIIN is Available for Manual Assignment. This NSN does not replace any other NSNs.
There is only one manufacturer part number associated with this NSN. One of those part number(s) are considered obsolete. The manufacturer part numbers were originally supplied by 2 suppliers. Today, one supplier is listed as an Active supplier for this NSN. Of the active suppliers, only one supplier is deemed design controlled or valid supply parts.
This part number has not been procured by the US Government in over 5 years.
There has been very little demand for this national stock number. The demand for this NSN originated from less than 5 countries.
This NSN is assigned to Item Name Code (INC) 00302. [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.]. There is no data in the HMIRS and the NSN is in an FSC not generally suspected of containing hazardous materials. NSN 5977012417119 contains an unknown precious metal.
This NSN is associated to Schedule B 8545200000: carbon or graphite brushes of a kind used for electrical purposes. The Schedule B End Use is listed as electric apparatus. NAICS classification category 335991: carbon and graphite product manufacturing.
This information was last updated on May 01, 2025.