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What is the rating of the number of switching operations of 600 A, heavy duty, E-Series safety switches?
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HD Safety Switch

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For safety switches, the standard for design and testing of the number of switching operations is governed by UL98 and NEMA KS-1.There are two separate tests: (1) endurance test, and (2) horsepower-overload test. The below table shows the minimum number of operations required (OFF to ON to OFF) by UL and NEMA, as well as the number of operations required by Square D.

NUMBER OF OPERATIONS
Square D safety switches (E-series)
600 A, heavy duty
Endurance Test OpsHP Test Ops
Test StdsRated Load*No LoadTotal (L+NL)At Rated HP**
UL10004000500010
NEMA12004800600010
Square D12004800600010

* endurance test done at switch rated Load current
** horsepower test - make/break motor inrush/locked rotor current at rated HP

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