Product Description
Eaton XTPR050DC1 manual motor protector is adjustable from 40-50 AMPS, has a rotary ON/OFF manual disconnect, CLASS 10 adjustable bi-metallic overload relay and mounts on standard 35mm DIN rail. This 50 AMP motor starter has a short circuit release of 700 AMPS and is rated for 15 H.P. @ 230 volt and 30 H.P. @ 460 volt 3 phase (please note this is only for reference, and all XTPR's should be sized according to the FLA of the motor that requires protection).
The XTPR050DC1 can be used in one of four different types of applications, depending on need:
- This device can be used as a motor protective circuit breaker for thermal protection in motor branch circuits. This classification is often times found in European machines that find their way to North America.
- This device can be used as a manual motor protector for manual starting and stopping of motors. For this purpose they are commonly installed into enclosures as stand alone units.
- The device can be used in individual branch motor installations as part of a UL508 Type E combination motor starters with four elements: overload protection and disconnect along with a motor controller and short circuit protection
- Finally this device can be used in group motor installations which eliminates the need for separate fuses or circuit breakers ahead of this manual motor protector
