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  1. Lighting contactor terminology. | Information by Electrical ...

    Aug 21, 2009 · Magnetically held requires a constant voltage source to keep the contacts closed (on a normally open contactor) while a mechanically held contactor only needs a pulse to …

  2. Contactors & Relays | Information by Electrical Professionals for ...

    Nov 10, 2006 · As for when to use a normally open or normally closed contactor is as you guessed: a design consideration. In the high current arena, contactors are typically normally …

  3. lighting contactors | Information by Electrical Professionals for ...

    Jan 17, 2014 · The Normally Open returns to N/O and the Normally Closed returns to N/C. The Voltage going through the now Normally Closed contact on the 2w Control Module now goes …

  4. Lighting Contactors | Information by Electrical Professionals for ...

    Nov 11, 2005 · Can lighting contactors be normally closed contacts? That is when the contactor is de-energized the lighting circuit will remain hot.

  5. Normally Closed contactor | Information by Electrical Professionals …

    Aug 31, 2013 · Hello. I'm looking for a basic normally closed contactor. The only ones I'm finding are the ones that have that attachment that goes on top. I need 4 poles or 2-2pole. Its for …

  6. Momentary e-stop and square D mechanically latched contactor

    Apr 5, 2014 · If you have a Normally Closed contact on a non-momentary E-Stop pushbutton which supplies power to a "standard" contactor coil which is electrically held (by the …

  7. NC & NO contacts | Information by Electrical Professionals for ...

    Jul 4, 2010 · Those are called normally open - held closed and normally closed held open. The basic switch is still NO or NC but the way it is logically applied adds the held open or held …

  8. Lighting Contactor Issue | Information by Electrical Professionals …

    May 9, 2013 · A normally close controller/photo cell should have a closed contact in the daytime and an open contact at night, and the fail safe normally closed lighting contactor will have a …

  9. Auxiliary contacts | Information by Electrical Professionals for ...

    Jan 17, 2016 · In this case once a person pushes the start button the contactor and the aux contact will close. Now when you let go of the start button the contactor and aux contact stay …

  10. Overload wiring question | Information by Electrical Professionals …

    Jul 14, 2022 · If start switch or holding contact stuck closed for any reason contactor is pulling in anyway unless overload contact opens. Then any bypass to ground will still allow to pull in but …