Eaton Disconnects
Eaton disconnect switches are engineered to give reliable, efficient, and safe isolation of electrical circuits in residential, commercial, and industrial applications. During the required maintenance, Eaton disconnect switches can offer better value than the national and international competition. They are also the best choice for safe circuit isolation in industrial plants and are simple to install, use, and maintain.
The disconnect switches are engineered to endure harsh conditions. They have a tough construction and are made from top-quality materials. This ensures that they serve well and for a long time. Eaton offers a variety of accessories: auxiliary contacts, handle mechanisms, and enclosure types, for example, for disconnect switches. These switches can be customized, in other words, to suit a specific installation. To keep everything safe, Eaton has incorporated certain features that you'll appreciate as both a user and an integrator: visible blade technology and padlocking capabilities, to name just two. When it comes down to it, Eaton has gone the extra mile to deliver innovation and safety in their disconnect switches.
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More Information about Eaton Safety Switches
Eaton general-duty safety switches are intended for use in residential and light commercial settings. They provide a secure way to cut off power for maintenance and emergencies and are built with rugged components that ensure both reliability and durability. The switches are also very easy to work with, epitomizing the ideal concept of what an electrical "panel-component" should be. They are used in environments where demands are fewer as well as for duty-class "moderate," powered installations.
Heavy-Duty Safety Switches are up to an entirely different set of tasks and challenges. These switches have a rugged, solid construction that allows them to handle not just higher electrical loads, but also far harsher environments and more frequent use. To this, they add a series of safety features that in some cases could literally save a service technician's life. For instance, their use of "Visible Blade" technology allows you to not just see that the switch is off, but to also verify that the circuit on the other side of the safety switch is truly deenergized. In addition, some Heavy-Duty Safety Switches have a "Short Circuit Withstand Rating" printed on their front covers. These devices are specifically built to handle situations where a massive short circuit occurs.
FAQs
What are fusible and non-fusible shunt trip safety switches used for?
Fusible and non-fusible shunt trip safety switches are used to provide a means of remotely tripping the switch to disconnect power for emergency situations or maintenance, with fusible switches adding overcurrent protection through fuses and non-fusible switches relying solely on the shunt trip mechanism for power disconnection.
Can double throw safety switches be used in service entrance elevator control?
Yes, double throw safety switches can be used in service entrance elevator control to provide a reliable means of transferring power between normal and emergency power sources.
Disconnects vs Circuit Protection
Disconnects
Disconnects are intended to remove and restore power from any electrical equipment that is downstream of that disconnect. In most cases, this is a manual operation and is actuated only when power needs to be removed or restored to a particular circuit. Disconnects do not typically provide any type of state monitoring ability nor do they offer any type of circuit protection, they are simply used to remove and restore power. It is common to see electrical disconnects used in situations where larger amounts of voltage are present. External disconnects function by allowing the operation of switching power to be performed outside of an electrical enclosure. It is also common to see disconnects require power to be shut off before the enclosure can be opened. This type of disconnect is found on circuits with high voltage potentials and allows for much safer operation when the electrical equipment inside the enclosure needs to be accessed.
Circuit Protection
Circuit protection devices, such as circuit breakers and fuses, function differently from disconnects in that they have the ability to disconnect power to any devices downstream from their location by monitoring current and power surge events. They are not designed to operate as a switch. When using fuses, if an overcurrent event or surge occurs, they will need to be replaced as they are only intended to be used once. Circuit breakers can be reset, but are not intended to switch power on and off as their main function. In many cases it is necessary to have both an electrical disconnect and a circuit protection device to ensure that any hardware on the circuit does not become damaged because of overcurrent or power surges.