Locking disconnect

MAxelectric · #1 Feb 27, 2007, 09:52 PM

what is locking diconnect with respect to starters.

tkrussell · Mar 1, 2007, 12:52 PM

A motor starter is a "controller" which usually is a magnetic device that cannot be locked out mechanically.

A disconnect is a manual switch that will have some sort of hasp or method of adding a lock to the handle to prevent the disconnect form being turned on .

Any motor must have a disconnecting means no more than 50 feet away AND within sight of the motor, or the disconnecting means may be remote AND be lockable.



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