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Re: Contactor questions
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To: tesla-at-grendel.objinc-dot-com
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Subject: Re: Contactor questions
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From: "SROYS" <SROYS-at-radiology.ab.umd.edu>
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Date: Tue, 17 Oct 1995 15:09:25 EDT
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>>Since each
>>contactor has two relays and each relay has three contacts, does
>>this mean that I could wire everything up in parallel and be good to
>>go for up to 3 * 2 * 27A, or is the 27A rating for each relay rather than
>> each contact?
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> Yes.
This was a multiple-choice question, but I am assuming that you meant
"Yes, you can run 162A through this puppy by paralleling all the
contacts". If I'm wrong, please let me know before I burn my house
down.
> If you can guarantee which is neutral and hot in your 120V wiring,
> parallel all the contacts on the hot. Of course, use separate contacts
> for 220V connection.
I have decided to run both lines through the relay regardless of what's
hot or not. That way, I won't have to worry about anything and I will still
be able to safely switch 81A...more current than I'm going to be able to
safely suck out of my 50A wall socket anyway. I will also be able to get
120V from the 240V outlet by only using one hot side.
Steven Roys (sroys-at-radiology.ab.umd.edu)