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Q & A of the Day - What duties for contactors and isolators?

Published: 23 February 2011 Category: Q&A

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Q & A of the Day - What duties for contactors and isolators?
Question: Are there are duties such as AC3, AC4 for contactors, and do isolators switches have similar duties?

Answer: Isolators to IEC 947-3 have Utilisation Categories AC20, AC21, AC22, AC23 and DC20, DC21, DC22 and DC23.

Attached is a data sheet explaining the differences between the categories.

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