Schneider Electric Class 615 dimensions Auxiliary and Alarm Switches

Compact® NSF and NSJ 150 to 600 A Circuit Breakers

Section 9—Accessories

AUXILIARY AND ALARM SWITCHES

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Changeover	Auxiliary switches provide remote information of the circuit breaker status and can thus be used for
Switches	indications, electrical locking, relays, etc.
Functions	• OF (open/closed): auxiliary switch—indicates position of the circuit breaker contacts
	• SD (trip indication): bell alarm—indicates that the circuit breaker has tripped due to
	— Overload
	—	Short circuit
	—	Ground fault
	— The operation of a shunt trip or undervoltage trip or the "push-to-trip" button which resets when
		the circuit breaker is reset
	• Operation of a plug-in base or chassis when attempting to withdraw the circuit breaker in ON
	position; SDE (fault indication): indicates the circuit breaker has tripped due to an overload, short
	circuit or ground fault; resets when circuit breaker is reset
	• CAM (early-make or early-break function): indicates the position of the rotary handle; used in
	particular for advanced-opening safety trip devices
	• Connected/disconnected: indicates the position of a drawout circuit breaker
	• Switching of very low loads: all above auxiliary switches are also available in low-level versions
	capable of switching very low loads (e.g., for controlling PLCs or electronic circuits)
Standards	Auxiliary switches comply with UL 489, CSA C22.2 No. 5.1 and IEC 947-5 Standards. “Low-level"
	switches are not UL Listed.
Installation	• Functions OF, SD and SDE:
	— Switches snap into cavities under front accessory cover of the circuit breaker
	— For Compact® NSF150–NSJ600 circuit breakers, one model serves for all indication functions
		depending on where it is fitted in the circuit breaker

• SDE function of a circuit breaker equipped with a thermal-magnetic trip unit requires the SDE actuator

• CAM: to be fitted in the rotary handle module; depending on how it is installed, it ensures either the CAO (early-break) or the CAF (early-make) function "Connected/disconnected" function; two parts to be fitted on the chassis and the drawout circuit breaker

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