Re: Contactor question

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Original poster: Yurtle Turtle <yurtle_t@xxxxxxxxx>

Parallel should be fine for higher current carrying,
however, the distance of the contacts may be of
concern. If you're pulling heavy amps then turn your
coil off, it may arc across the short distance most
small contactors open. Of course the best way to be
sure is to try it. Also I've heard of folks placing
capacitors across the contacts, to minimize arcing.

Adam

--- Tesla list <tesla@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Original poster: "David Rieben"
> <drieben@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>
> Hi all,
>
> Just a quick question about relay contactors. Let's
> say that I have
> a 4-pole, 30 FLA inductive per pole rated contactor.
> Does this mean
> that I will have up 120 amp inductive rating of the
> contact points if I
> use all 4 of the poles in a parallel or series
> parallel fashion in a single
> circuit to switch my pole pig transformer under a
> load?
>
> Thanks,
> David Rieben
>
>
>



		
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