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Windsors · 11-04-2010, 01:16 PM

I am ready to order some stuff from Automation Direct and was searching their site for a 2 pole, 30 A, 120 V Coil Contactor like Auberins has http://www.auberins.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=2&products_ id=129 .

Nothing came up. Maybe I am reading the spec's wrong, but all I found were 3 pole and 4 pole.

Everything else I have is Din rail mountable, so I want these to be the same. They are going to be used to shut off the 240 V power to 4500 Amp elements.

Can anyone help on this ?

Thanks

Bill

**CodeRage** · 11-05-2010, 05:38 PM

Bill,
It's going to be tough to find something that large that is din rail mountable.

The 3/4 pole deals you found at automation direct are intended for things like poly phase motor starters. The good news is you can still use them for your purpose, you will just have some contacts that aren't used.

**Walker** · 11-05-2010, 05:41 PM

you might be able to find a bracket that you can screw a regular contactor onto to allow it to fit on a DIN rail.

I think I saw some things like that when I was building my system earlier this year.

edit: here's an example... it's awfully expensive, but proof that such things exist: http://www.industrialnetworking.com/Manufacturers/Digi-Accessories/76000682-DIN-Rail-Bracket

edit 2: actually, that may not be what I thought it was. I think that is a backet to HOLD a piece of DIN rail and not a bracket that will allow you to mount someting ONTO a DIN rail.

**EFaden** · 11-05-2010, 05:46 PM

Here is a 3 pole - http://www.automationdirect.com/adc/Shopping/Catalog/Motor_Controls/Eaton_Cutler-Hammer_Contactors_-z-_Starters_-z-_Overloads/45mm_Contactors/CE15FNS3AB

**Walker** · 11-05-2010, 05:47 PM

maybe this?
http://www.google.com/products/catalog?q=din+rail+adapter&hl=en&cid=1263616683359 0216377&ei=w0LUTPHsHpXMiwTyo43DDQ&sa=title&ved=0CA cQ8wIwADgA#p

Looks like it's just a piece of metal or plastic that slides onto the rail. You could potentially screw the auber contactor onto it.

**Walker** · 11-05-2010, 05:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by EFaden

Here is a 3 pole - http://www.automationdirect.com/adc/Shopping/Catalog/Motor_Controls/Eaton_Cutler-Hammer_Contactors_-z-_Starters_-z-_Overloads/45mm_Contactors/CE15FNS3AB

great god almighty... $157?

Windsors · 11-05-2010, 09:50 PM

Looking at this one...http://www.automationdirect.com/adc/Shopping/Catalog/Motor_Controls/Fuji_Contactors_-z-_Overloads/9_to_25_Amp/SC-E05-110VAC

Amp wise, should work for my 4500 Watt elements easily. Pushing it if I went to 5500 Watts.

To the experts, would this work for me ? Like CodeRage said, I would just have one extra set of poles ?

Thanks

Bill

**EFaden** · 11-05-2010, 10:12 PM

Seems like it would work, I was just looking for the 30A. If all you need is 25A I would say it would work. Plus its a LOT cheaper.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Windsors

Looking at this one...http://www.automationdirect.com/adc/Shopping/Catalog/Motor_Controls/Fuji_Contactors_-z-_Overloads/9_to_25_Amp/SC-E05-110VAC

Amp wise, should work for my 4500 Watt elements easily. Pushing it if I went to 5500 Watts.

To the experts, would this work for me ? Like CodeRage said, I would just have one extra set of poles ?

Thanks

Bill

Windsors · 11-05-2010, 11:09 PM

EFaden, thanks for the input.

Yea huge difference b/n the 25 and 30 amp one. Must be something else different as well, but I don't know enough about them to figure it out.

ScubaSteve · 11-06-2010, 04:01 AM

JB Weld.