30a 2 element 2 pump power problems

[honfor450]

I have 30a 2 element setup that seems to be losing power at the contactor when I flip my 3 way switch to select that element. I have 2 aubrins 2362 pids each with its on 40a ssr and contactor. When I turn the main power on to the box, I have 240v on the imput side of the contactors with no power on the out put side. ( correct ). When I turn my 3 way switch to select an element I check the power at the contactor and only get 50v on the imput and 50 v onthe output side . I checked my ssr when I checked my contactor and only had 200v on the output side of the ssr. What am I doing wrong, I used P-J 30a 2 elememt 2 pump estop diagragm for wiring and I believe its wired per the diagragm.

Pic lay out

Power plug in top left corner wired to din rail into 25a/15a breakers, under power plug is element 1 plug with contactor wired to ssr 1, under that is element pkug 2 with contactor wired to ssr2. Pump plugs are out of sight.

Sorry same pic posted 3 times.

 

[BigFloppy]

Take the indicators out of the equation

 

[honfor450]

I pulled the indicater lights and now im getting full power to the out put side on the contactor. How I I still use the indicator lights and still get the power to the plugs that required?

 

[BigFloppy]

I can only speak to my recent experience with 110v indicators...
I was seeing this very same phenomenon when I wired the indicators in series with the contactor coil... I was only seeing 38v at the hot side of the contactor (after it went thru the indicator)
I solved it by running separate dedicated indicator and contactor wires from the switch

How you solve, I have no idea

 

[honfor450]

Both my indicator lights are 220v but they are giving problems unless I unplug them

 

[Bobby_M]

Is this with the element connected to the circuit?

 

[honfor450]

Well I ran dedicated lines for each light through the 3-way switch and it has solved my problem.

 

[P-J]

The indicator lights should be wired in parallel with the load. It sounds like you had them in series with the load (contactors & SSRs) which prevented the load from being energized.