This contactor IS NOT carbon-neutral
Michael writes: The following pictures are from a factory where I was testing motor efficiency with capacitors.
When I started my test with this contactor, carbon smoke started to come out. This contactor started across the line for a 60hp, 600V motor. I turned off the power and looked at the contacts. That’s when I noticed they were gone!
If that wasn't enough, the disconnects feeding them were old and loose. The C phase was loose and, after pulling out the wire, the back side of it looked like the picture.(Photos courtesy Michael Kelly of The Electrical Department Co.)
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