SIRIUS 3RT2 contactors/contactor assemblies 
  2.7 Accessories 
SIRIUS Innovations 
System Manual, 01/2011, A8E56203870002-03 
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Making capacity/breaking capacity 
The table below specifies the magnitude of a contactor's making and breaking capacities, in 
relation to the load currents for two or three current paths connected in parallel: 
Table 2- 53  Parallel switching connections: Making capacity/breaking capacity 
  3-pole switching  2 current paths in 
parallel 
3 current paths in 
parallel 
4 current paths in 
parallel 
 
,
H
,
H
,
H
,
H
,
H
,
H
 
,
ಬ
H
,
H
 
,
ಬಬ
H
,
H
 
,
ಬಬ
H
,
H
Making capacity  12 x I
e
 (utilization 
category AC-4) 
 , ಿHຘ
  , ಿ H
ຘ
 
 
 , ಿಿ Hຘ
,ಿಿH
ຘ
 
 
 , ಿಿ Hຘ
  , ಿ ಿ H
ຘ
 
 
Breaking capacity  10 x I
e
 (utilization 
category 
AC-4) 
 , ಿ eຘ
,ಿHຘ 
 
 , ಿಿ Hຘ
  , ಿ ಿ Hຘ 
 
 , ಿಿ Hຘ
,ಿಿHຘ 
 
 
2.7.16.3  Mounting 
The parallel switching connectors of size S00 can all be reduced by one pole. The illustration 
below shows an example of how to mount the 3-pole parallel switching connector with 
connection terminal to a contactor of size S00.  
Table 2- 54  Mounting the 3-pole parallel switching connector with connection terminals 
Step  Operating instruction  Image 
1  Insert the pins of the parallel switching 
connector into the contactor's terminal 
openings from below until they are securely 
in position. 
2  Screw the parallel switching connector tight 
with a screwdriver.