SIRIUS 3RT2 contactors/contactor assemblies 
  2.8 Technical data 
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2.8.4  3RH2 contactor relays 
2.8.4.1  Permissible mounting position, positively driven operation of contacts and contact 
reliability of 3RH2 contactor relays (4- and 8-pole) 
Table 2- 110  Permissible mounting position of 3RH2 contactor relays 
Type  3RH2 
Size  S00 
Permissible mounting position 
The contactors are dimensioned for 
operation on a vertical mounting plane. 
  AC and DC operation 
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  AC operation 
Special version required. 
Vertical mounting position: 
  DC operation 
Standard version (please contact your local 
Siemens office for advice regarding 
3RH21 22-2K.40 coupling relays with 
extended operating range) 
 
Table 2- 111  Positively driven operation of contacts in the case of 3RH2 contactor relays 
Type  3RH2 
Size  S00 
Positively driven operation of contacts in the case of contactor relays 
3RH2:  
Yes, in the basic device and the auxiliary switch block as well 
as between the basic device and the snap-on auxiliary switch 
block (removable) in accordance with: 
Explanation:  
There is positively driven operation if it is ensured that the 
NC contact and the NO contact cannot be closed at the 
same time. 
  ZH 1/457 
  
  DIN EN 60947-5-1, Annex L 
ZH1/457 
Safety rules for control units on power-operated presses 
in the metalworking industry. 
3RH22: 
Yes, in the basic device and the auxiliary switch block as well 
as between the basic device and the snap-on auxiliary switch 
block (permanently mounted) in accordance with: 
DIN EN 60947-5-1, Annex L 
Low-voltage switchgear and controlgear Specific 
requirements to be met by positively driven contacts. 
  ZH 1/457 
 
  DIN EN 60947-5-1, Annex L