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Full Voltage Contactors
CR553A
S
tandard
Three Phase
25A-40A
tandard Forms
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On standard CR553 contactors, the coil and each power pole are
supplied with two 1/4” quick connect terminals. Standard 25 FLA
and 30 FLA contactors feature hex screws with #2 Phillips/slotted
heads and short covers. Standard 40 FLA contactors come with
box lugs and long covers.
For configurations not found below see page 4-7 for Factory
Modified Forms.
25-30A 3 pole
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40A 3 pole
CR553A
50/60
Inductive Resistive Three Phase Three Phase Three Phase Three Phase Three Phase Three Phase 50/60 Hz 50/60 Hz No. of Product
Amps Amps 240V HP 240V LRA 480V HP 480V LRA 600V HP 600V LRA 120V HP 240V HP Poles Number
25
25
25
30
30
30
40
40
40
(R
Standard (2, 3 and 4 pole)
Hz Single Phase Single Phase
35 7.5 150 10 125 10 100 2 3 2 CR553AB2*AA
35 7.5 150 10 125 10 100 2 3 3 CR553AB3*AA
35 7.5 150 10 125 10 100 2 3 4 CR553AB4*AA
40 10 180 15 150 15 120 2 5 2 CR553AC2*AA
40 10 180 15 150 15 120 2 5 3 CR553AC3*AA
40 10 180 15 150 15 120 2 5 4 CR553AC4*AA
50 10 240 20 200 20 160 3 7.5 2 CR553AD2*BB
50 10 240 20 200 20 160 3 7.5 3 CR553AD3*BB
50 10 240 20 200 20 160 3 7.5 4 CR553AD4*BB
eplace * in product number with appropriate coil digit.)
Coil Selection
CR553A Coil Selection
60
Hz 50 Hz Product No. Digit
12 E
12
24 H
24
115-120
110 A
220-230 B
208-240
— F
277
440-480
380-415 C
— D
575-600
Coil
Voltage
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Full Voltage Contactors
CR553A
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Three Phase
Factory Modified Forms
25A-40A
actory Installed Modifications
F
Definite Purpose Contactors, 25A-40A, 2-pole, 3-pole and 4-pole
Select contactor from the main table and complete the product number by inserting the digits corresponding to required and optional
specifications from the tables below. Note: factory modified forms require minimum orders/additional multiples. See page 4-32 for
bulk pack details.
Product Number
Full Resistive Three Phase, 50/60 Hz Single Phase (Complete by adding digits from tables below1)
Load Amps Per240V 480V 600VHP, 50/60 Hz Required Digits Options
Amps Pole HP LRA HP LRA HP LRA 120V 240V Poles 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16
25
35 7.5 150 10 125 10 100 2 3 2 C R 5 5 3 A B 2
25
35 7.5 150 10 125 10 100 2 3 3 C R 5 5 3 A B 3
35 7.5 150 10 125 10 100 2 3 4 C R 5 5 3 A B 4
25
30
40 10 180 15 150 15 120 2 5 2 C R 5 5 3 A C 2
30
40 10 180 15 150 15 120 2 5 3 C R 5 5 3 A C 3
40 10 180 15 150 15 120 2 5 4 C R 5 5 3 A C 4
30
40
50 10 240 20 200 20 160 3 7.5 2 C R 5 5 3 A D 2
40
50 10 240 20 200 20 160 3 7.5 3 C R 5 5 3 A D 3
50 10 240 20 200 20 160 3 7.5 4 C R 5 5 3 A D 4
40
1
If
no options are required, product number is complete after 11 digits.
9 Coil Selection
Digit
Coil
60
Hz 50 Hz Digit 9
12
12 E
24
24 H
115-120
110 A
208-240
220-230 B
277
— F
440-480
380-415 C
575-600
— D
12 Auxiliary Contacts
Digit
Pr
oduct No. Mounting No. of
Digit 12 Position Contacts Volts
A
— None 250 V
B
Left 1 SPDT Left 250 V
C
Right 1 SPDT Right 250 V
D
Left 2 SPDT Left 250 V
E
Right 2 SPDT Right 250 V
F
Left & Right 1 SPDT Left and Right 250 V
G
Left & Right 2 SPDT Left and Right 250 V
H
Left 1 NO-NC Left 600 V
J
Right 1 NO-NC Right 600 V
2
available in 40FLA.
Not
3
T
o mount overload relay on contactor load terminal, select option "M", Sems Clamp
Voltage Product No.
for 25/30amp, and select option "D", Lug with Slotted Screw for 40amp.
12 Auxiliary Contacts (cont.)
Digit
Pr
oduct No. Mounting No. of
Digit 12 Position Contacts Volts
K
Left & Right 1 NO-NC Left & Right 600 V
L
Left 2NO Left 600 V
M
Right 2NO Right 600 V
N
Left & Right 2NO Left & Right 600 V
P
Left & Right NO-NC Left 2NO Right 600 V
Q
Left & Right 2 NO Left NO-NC Right 600 V
R
Front 1 NO 600 V
S
Front 1 NC 600 V
T
Front 1NO - 1NC 600 V
Maximum of 4 contacts allowed in Left, Right & Front side together; Maximum 2 Aux contacts
allowed in Front mount .
13 Modifications
Digit
Product No. Digit 13 Modification
None
0
Coil Rotated with Coil Terminals Down
1
DIN Rail Mounting Provision
3
4 Coil Rotated with Coil Terminals Down and
DIN
5 Dummy
6 Coil Rotated with Coil Terminals Down and
Dummy
8 Dummy Quick Connect Tabs on Coil and
DIN
9 Coil Rotated with Coil Terminals Down and
DIN Rail Mounting Provision and
Dummy
Digit
14 Terminal Marking
Product No. Digit 14 Marking
A
Standard Terminal Marking
B Inv
C R
D
Without Terminal Marking
Digit
15 Special Marking
Product No. Digit 15 Special Mark
A
None
*
Customer Specific options assigned by Factory
Digit
16 Packaging
Pr
oduct No. Digit 16 Specials
A
Single
P
Bulk pack
Complete
Product Numbers:
Rail Mounting Provision
Quick Connect Tabs on Coil
Quick Connect Tabs on Coil
Rail Mounting Provision
Quick Connect Tabs on Coil
erse Terminal Marking
everse Terminal Marking
11 digits for Standard
16 digits for Customized
Omit digit 12 through 16, if the selection is "A0AAA".
Ordering Bulk Packs? Just add A0AAP to the Standard Product Number.
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