I haven't wired a contactor before (this is a 2-pole Square D CCN225) and would appreciate any views and advice on the following:
I have a 5.5KW heater that I'd like to control via a timer. I'm proposing to use a standard plug in timer to power the coil on the contactor (I'm assuming A1 is live and A2 is neutral for this - I have no wiring diagram)
The contactor then has 4 terminals (1,3 on top of contactor and 2,4 at bottom) - again with no wiring diagram I'm assuming that 1,3 will be wired live/neutral from power source and 2,4 will be wired live/neutral to the heater.
Does this sound ok, is there a better alternative?
thanks
Tom
I have a 5.5KW heater that I'd like to control via a timer. I'm proposing to use a standard plug in timer to power the coil on the contactor (I'm assuming A1 is live and A2 is neutral for this - I have no wiring diagram)
The contactor then has 4 terminals (1,3 on top of contactor and 2,4 at bottom) - again with no wiring diagram I'm assuming that 1,3 will be wired live/neutral from power source and 2,4 will be wired live/neutral to the heater.
Does this sound ok, is there a better alternative?
thanks
Tom