
Hubbell Industrial Controls, Inc. 
QUICK BREAK POWER LIMIT SWITCH 
General Information 
Euclid quick break limit switches for 
hoists are normally closed by the 
weight of the striking lever. The 
movement of the lever on its upward 
travel, when engaged by the hoist 
hook block on its upward travel, 
causes the switch to quickly break the 
circuit to the motor with very little upward movement of the crane hook.  
The switch is automatically reset by 
the weight of the striking lever when 
the hook is lowered. 
♦ NEMA & CEMA ratings 1, 3, 4, 9 
general purpose, weather proof, watertight, explosion-proof enclosures. 
♦ Mill duty construction. 
♦ Reversible finger tips and seg-
ments for longer life. 
♦ Easy maintenance and access to 
fingers, contact tips, drum segments 
and tension springs. 
♦ Moving and stationary contacts 
are made from hard drawn copper. 
♦ Automatic reset. 
Application 
Euclid quick break hoist limit switches 
are used with reversing drum and 
magnetic controllers on cranes and 
hoists, either as a main line limit 
switch or as a pilot circuit limit switch 
to operate magnetic contactors in 
main line motor circuits. 
CATALOG 
NUMBER 
Description 
There are two general types of main 
line limit switches - - - the standard 
and the plugging type. The plugging 
limit switch utilizes the motor to stop 
the upward travel by plugging the motor when the limit switch is tripped.  
This is accomplished by the switch 
quickly reversing two lines of the motor, plugging it to a stop and then lowering the hook until the limit switch 
resets. Some motors require plugging 
resistors when such a limit switch is 
AC & DC HOIST MOTOR APPLICATIONS 
MAXIMUM HORSEPOWER RATINGS 
AC DC 
220 
VOLTS 
440-550 
VOLTS 
115 
VOLTS 
NON-PLUGGING DUTY 
230 
VOLTS 
Specification 
4225 
February 2006 
Repl.: Nov. 1986 
Schedule E5 
used. Consult our representative or 
the factory for recommendations on 
such applications. 
All switches in the line are furnished 
with reversible finger tips that can be 
easily replaced. The drum segments 
are easily replaced. Both the finger 
tips and segments are made of harddrawn copper. Tension is maintained 
on the fingers by means of high quality 
tension springs that are easily replaced. 
NO. 
OF 
POLES 
4225-LS-900 
4225-LS-1950B 
4225-LS-312 
3 
10 
25 
3 
10 
25 
1 
2.5 
5 
2 
5 
10 
3 
3 
3 
 

APPROXIMATE DIMENSIONS 
(NEMA 1 ENCLOSED)* 
Three Pole Non-Plugging Type – A.C. 
4225-LS-900 
4225-LS-1950B 
4225-LS-312 • 
• Purchaser to provide striking plate & additional weight at 12” radius to reset. 
* NEMA 3, 4, 9 enclosure dimensions available upon request. 
1  8-7/16” 1-13/16”  1-5/8”  3-15/16” 9-1/8”  - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -  2 Pounds  20 
2  9-3/4”  2-3/8”  - - - - -  4-1/2”  10-1/4” - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -  5 Pounds  34 
3 11-3/4” 3”  4” 6-1/4” 13” 4-1/4” 4-1/4” 8-1/2” 30 Pounds  60 
Hubbell Industrial Controls, Inc. 
a subsidiary of Hubbell Inc. 
4301 Cheyenne Dr., Archdale, NC 27263 
Telephone (336) 434-2800 • FAX (336) 434-2803 
http://www.hubbell-icd.com 
sales@hubbell-icd.com