Auxiliary Contact Ratings
NEMA Electrical Rating
Designation
Volts
Amperes
Make Break
Continuous
A600
120
240
480
600
60
30
15
12
6
3
1.5
1.2
10
B600
120
240
480
600
30
15
7.5
6
3
1.5
0.75
0.60
5
C600
120
240
480
600
15
7.5
3.75
3.00
1.5
0.75
0.38
0.30
2.5
Wire (75°C) Sizes — AWG or kcmil – Open and Enclosed
NEMA Size Cu Only
Power Terminals — Contactors
00 #12 – #16 Stranded, #12 – #14 Solid
0 #8 – #16 Stranded, #10 – #14 Solid
1 #8 – #14 Stranded or Solid
2
#3 – #14 (upper) and/or #6 – #14 (lower)
Stranded or Solid
➋
Power Terminals — Load (Overload Relay)
Heater Pack Cat. Nos.
➊ Min. — Cu Only (Stranded or Solid)
H2001B-H2010B
H2101B-H2110B
#14
H2011B & H2111B #12
H2012B & H2112B #10
H2013B-H2014B
H2113B-H2114B
#8
H2015B & H2115B #6
H2016B & H2116B #4
H2017B & H2117B #3
H2015A-H2017A
H2114-H2117
#14-#2
Power Terminals – Line and Load
3 #1/0 – #14 Al Cu
4 #3/0 – #8 Al Cu
5 750 kcmil – #2 or (2) 250 kcmil – #3/0 Al Cu
6 (2) 750 kcmil — #3/0 Al Cu
7 (3) 750 kcmil — #3/0 Al Cu
8 (4) 750 kcmil — #1/0 Al Cu
9 (8) 500 kcmil
Control Terminals — Cu Only
All #12 – #16 Stranded or #12 – #14 Solid
➊ Minimum per NEC.
Maximum Wire Size: Sizes 00 & 0 — #8 and Sizes 1 & 2 — #2.
➋ Two compartment box lug.
Torque Requirements — Line/Load and Heaters (in-lbs)
NEMA
Size
AN16/56 Starters
Line Lug
➍ Load Lug
Heater
Packs
in-lbs
Torque
in-lbs
Wire
Range
Torque
in-lbs
Wire
Range
00 7
➌ 20 ➌ 9
0 15
➌ 20 ➌ 9
1 20
➌
35
40
45
50
#14-10
#8
#6-4
#3
9
9
9
9
2
40
45
50
#14-8
#6-4
#3
35
40
45
50
#14-10
#8
#6-4
#3
9
9
9
9
3
35
40
45
50
#14-10
#8
#6-4
#3-1/0
35
40
45
50
#14-10
#8
#6-4
#3-1/0
24-30
24-30
24-30
24-30
4 200
➌ 200 ➌ 24-30
5-7 550
➌ 550 ➌ 9
8 500
➌ 500 ➌ 9
9 400
4/0-
500 MCM
400
4/0-
500 MCM
9
➌ See “Wire Sizes” Table adjacent.
➍ For contactors this is “Line and Load Lug” data.
Plugging and Jogging Service Horsepower Rating
NEMA Size 200 Volts 230 Volts 460 Volts 575 Volts
Maximum horsepower where operation is interrupted more than 5 times per
minute, or more than 10 times in a 10 minute period.
00
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
- - -
1
1
⁄
2
3
7
1
⁄
2
15
25
60
125
1
⁄
2
1
1
⁄
2
3
10
20
30
75
150
1
⁄
2
2
5
15
30
60
150
300
1
⁄
2
2
5
15
30
60
150
300
NEMA, Contactors & Starters, (Freedom)
Technical Information Publication
8231
Page 8
February 2, 1998