Manual motor starters provide fuseless protection

ABB's new MS 116 manual motor starters provide economical fuseless protection for motors up to 7.5kW.

The range of manual motor starters from ABB Automation Technology Products has been further extended with the launch of the new MS 116 series designed specifically to protect smaller electric motors up to 7.5kW against thermal overload, short circuits, cable or wiring faults and phase failures.

Typical applications for the MS 116 will include: packaging machinery, wood sawing and chopping machinery, agricultural machinery, pumps, conveyor systems and air conditioning units.

The MS 116 combines switching, disconnecting and fuseless motor protection in a single compact, and cost-effective device with a positive rotary switch action which provides clear indication of the switch position.

A range of just 11 units covers the whole current range up to 16A, while the MS 116's small dimensions make it ideally suited for applications where space is restricted.

A further space saving feature is the availability of a front mounted auxiliary contact, which therefore does not increase the installed width of the unit.

In order to form a motor starter combination the MS 116 can be equipped with an adaptor for either ABB minicontactors or A series contactors.

No additional wiring is necessary since the manual motor starters and contactors are automatically coordinated.

The MS 116 is the lowest rated range within ABB's comprehensive series of manual motor starters which can switch and protect motors up to 100A.

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