I need to fit a contactor to control the supply to a 32A ring final circuit for the purpose of entertainment noise control.
On the face of it a 40A nominal rated contactor would appear adequate but of course the 40A rating is dependant on the load being resistive, and the nature and size of the load plugged into a socket circuit cannot be predicted.
Rating the contactor for the worst case inductive load, I would end up needing a 100A nominal rated contactor, which seems a little excessive for a 32A circuit.
What would you guys do?
On the face of it a 40A nominal rated contactor would appear adequate but of course the 40A rating is dependant on the load being resistive, and the nature and size of the load plugged into a socket circuit cannot be predicted.
Rating the contactor for the worst case inductive load, I would end up needing a 100A nominal rated contactor, which seems a little excessive for a 32A circuit.
What would you guys do?