Product Description
The Benshaw RX3E-050-480-3R is a severe duty rated 65 AMP soft starter housed in a NEMA 3R enclosure with a combination circuit breaker designed for full voltage emergency backup starting. This RX3E starter is rated for 50 H.P. at 460 volt, comes with a full horsepower bypass contactor for across the line operation and comes with Benshaw's exclusive MX3 technology operating software. With an industry leading 3 year warranty on the RX3E-050-480-3R, choosing a Benshaw soft starter will guarantee the reliability, safety and durability that any application requires for a dual redundant solution to motor starting needs.
| Horsepower | 50 H.P. @ 460 volt |
| AMP Rating | 65 AMP |
| Enclosure | NEMA 3R |
| Circuit Breaker | Yes |
| Bypass Contactor | Yes |
| Features |
Electronic Overload Door mounted Start/Stop Door mounted keypad Door mounted Local-Off-Remote switch MX3 software |
RX2E starters provide solid state reduced voltage starting for normal operation and full voltage emergency backup starting with complete electronic motor protection at the flip of a switch. This unique dual redundant design is the ideal solution for critical applications where downtime is extremely disruptive to production operations and cannot be tolerated. Benshaw’s MX solid state controls provide precise digital starting and stopping, motor protection, metering, diagnostics and communications … standard. Units are stocked with MX2 technology, but are also available with MX3 technology.
Standard Features:
- NEMA 12, dual redundant, combination/circuit breaker
- Shunt trip on main circuit breaker
- 500% - 30 seconds rated solid state starter, UL certified and listed
- 1800 PIV rated SCRs, UL certified and listed
- 125% continuous duty rated solid state starter, UL certified and listed
- Selector switch for selecting solid state or full voltage operation mounted inside enclosure
- Full HP rated bypass contactor with a 1.15 service factor, wired for normal bypass operation and full voltage start and run operation, with normally open auxiliary contact.
- Separately mounted “SPE” series overload relay wired for full voltage start and run operation.
- 110 volt control power transformer with primary and secondary fuses
- Door mounted start and stop push-buttons
- Door mounted keypad
- Door mounted run indicating light
- Door mounted local-off remote switch
- Door mounted overload reset
