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GV2, GV3, and GV7 Manual Motor Starters, Controllers, and Protectors

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6/2010

Auxiliary Contacts

Auxiliary contacts remotely indicate the state of the contacts in the starter. The auxiliary contacts can

be used for signaling, electrical locking, or relaying. Standard and low-level versions are available. The

auxiliary contacts include a terminal block. A hole is provided for wiring exit.

An auxiliary contact can perform any of the functions listed in Table 60, depending on where the

contact is located in the starter.

Figure 5: Auxiliary Contact Locations

Table 60: Auxiliary Contact Location and Function

Location Function Application

1 N.O./N.C. contact Indicates the position of the starter poles.

2 Trip indicator

Indicates that the starter has tripped due to an overload, short circuit, differential fault

condition, the operation of a voltage release (undervoltage or shunt release), or from

pressing the push-to-trip button. The trip indicator resets when the starter is reset.

Electrical fault

indicator

Indicates that the starter has tripped due to an overload, short circuit, or differential fault.

The electrical fault indicator resets when the starter is reset.

4 N.O./N.C. contact Indicates the position of the starter poles.

Table 61: Auxiliary Contacts

Type Voltage Catalog Number Weight, lb (kg)

Standard — GV7AE11

0.03 (0.015)

Low level — GV7AB11

GV7RE, RS

GV7AE11, AB11

GV7AU, AS

GV7AD••