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Contactors

11/02/2010 3:49 PM

what are the use of the contactors in motor starter
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11/02/2010 4:31 PM

Wikipedia does have drawbacks but it does answer basic questions. Like what is a contactor?

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11/02/2010 5:19 PM

"To make and break the circuit to the motor."

"And why would we want to do that?"

[Another fence post.]

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11/02/2010 7:03 PM

I'm guessing they might be used to make contact.

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11/04/2010 12:18 AM

No use because the motor has a starter.

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