Applications Requiring Turns
There are some applications that require more than one wiring turn through the TeSys T controller.
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All NEMA Size 4 applications require three passes through separately mounted current transformers (CTs) rated 300:5.
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Certain two-speed constant or variable torque applications require two passes through the TeSys T conductor (CT) windows through which the motor leads must pass before being connected to the load terminals on the contactor (T1, T2, and T3). These two-speed constant or variable torque applications are for NEMA Size 1 (3/4 HP, 480 V) and all NEMA Size 2. By allowing multiple passes (turns) of the load leads through these CT windows, protection can be provided for motors with a full-load current lower than the specified operating range. Two passes of the load leads through each window effectively increase (by a multiple of two) the current that the TeSys T senses.
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All three conductor windows must have the same number of passes, looped in the same direction, for the TeSys T to operate properly.
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Passes should begin from the load side of the TeSys T through the CT window, and return via the windows provided between the baseplate and the TeSys T. The final pass terminates on the load side of the contactor.
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MCC units requiring multiple passes are factory supplied pre-looped with #14 wire and interposing terminal blocks. Refer to TeSys T Retrofit Applications for information concerning retrofit.