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    Basic Parts of A Contactor

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    A contactor has six basic parts: 1) a mounting plate, base, stationary contacts, and arc hood that make up the main section; 2) a contact carrier, movable contacts, armature, and retainer spring that allow the armature to move contacts; 3) a head cover and arc quencher that contain electrical arcs. It also includes 4) a coil that provides a magnetic field 5) a magnet yoke and yoke retainer, and 6) a coil cover and auxiliary contacts.

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    A contactor has six basic parts: 1) a mounting plate, base, stationary contacts, and arc hood that make up the main section; 2) a contact carrier, movable contacts, armature, and retainer spring that allow the armature to move contacts; 3) a head cover and arc quencher that contain electrical arcs. It also includes 4) a coil that provides a magnetic field 5) a magnet yoke and yoke retainer, and 6) a coil cover and auxiliary contacts.

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    A contactor has six basic parts: 1) a mounting plate, base, stationary contacts, and arc hood that make up the main section; 2) a contact carrier, movable contacts, armature, and retainer spring that allow the armature to move contacts; 3) a head cover and arc quencher that contain electrical arcs. It also includes 4) a coil that provides a magnetic field 5) a magnet yoke and yoke retainer, and 6) a coil cover and auxiliary contacts.

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    Basic Parts of A Contactor

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    A contactor has six basic parts: 1) a mounting plate, base, stationary contacts, and arc hood that make up the main section; 2) a contact carrier, movable contacts, armature, and retainer spring that allow the armature to move contacts; 3) a head cover and arc quencher that contain electrical arcs. It also includes 4) a coil that provides a magnetic field 5) a magnet yoke and yoke retainer, and 6) a coil cover and auxiliary contacts.

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    Basic Parts of a Contactor

    An example of a contactor with an exploded-view picture is shown Ill. 1. From this


    figure notice that the contactor has six basic parts. The main section of the contactor
    consists of mounting plate, base, stationary contacts, and arc hood. The mounting
    plate provides a means of mounting the contactor in an electrical panel. The base is
    made of plastic and provides mounting points for the stationary contacts and the
    remainder of the contactor's moving parts. The arc hood provides a cover for the
    contacts so that any electrical arc that may occur is contained.

    Above: Ill. 1: Exploded view of a contactor showing all of the basic parts. A picture of
    a completely assembled contactor is also shown for comparison.

    The second section of the contactor includes the contact carrier, movable contacts,
    armature, and retainer spring. These parts provide the apparatus that allows the
    armature to move the movable set of contacts against the stationary contacts when
    the coil is energized. The armature is the part of the contactor that actually moves
    when the magnetic field in the coil is energized, and the retainer springs keep these
    parts in place.
    The third section of the contactor is the head cover and arc quencher. These parts
    contain the arc that occurs when the contacts open or close so it can't cause damage
    to the contacts or the electrical components mounted near the contactor.

    The fourth part of the contactor is the coil. The coil is manufactured in a rectangular
    shape with two square holes in it. These holes provide a space for the magnet yoke
    to protrude through so that the two feet of the yoke can make contact with the
    armature when the armature moves to the closed position. Notice that the yoke is
    made of laminated steel so that it doesn't retain the residual magnetism when the coil
    is de-energized.

    The fifth section of the contactor includes the magnet yoke and the yoke retainer. The
    yoke is mounted so that it protrudes through the middle of the coil. The retainer keeps
    the yoke in position, and it's removable so that the yoke can be removed, which
    allows the coil to be removed. The yoke actually helps to keep the coil in its proper
    position.

    The sixth part of the contactor is the coil cover. The coil cover also provides a place
    to mount any additional auxiliary contacts. One set of NO auxiliary contacts is usually
    provided to serve as hold-in or seal-in contacts for the contactor. The hold-in contacts
    are connected in parallel with the start push button so that when the start button is
    momentarily depressed and released, the hold-in contacts will close when the coil is
    energized to provide an alternate path around the start push button contacts. The
    current rating for the auxiliary contacts is usually very small because they only need
    to carry current that's used to energize the coil.

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