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NEMA ICS 2-1996, Part 8 (R2004, R2009)

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INDUSTRIAL CONTROL AND SYSTEMS CONTROLLERS, CONTACTORS, AND OVERLOAD RELAYS RATED NOT MORE THAN 2000 VOLTS AC OR 750 VOLTS DC- PART 8: DISCONNECT DEVICES FOR USE IN INDUSTRIAL CONTROL EQUIPMENT
Superseded date

01-05-2015

Published date

06-12-2012

1 GENERAL
  1.1 Scope
  1.2 Application Basis
  1.3 Normative References
2 DEFINITIONS
3 CLASSIFICATIONS
4 CHARACTERISTICS AND RATINGS
  4.1 Circuit Breaker Ratings
  4.2 Molded-Case Switch Ratings
  4.3 Motor-Circuit Switch Ratings
       4.3.1 Horsepower Ratings
       4.3.2 Short-Circuit Withstand Rating
  4.4 Rated Insulation Voltage
5 PRODUCT MARKING, INSTALLATION, AND MAINTENANCE INFORMATION
  5.1 Marking
       5.1.1 Shown on Device Nameplate, or Label Attached to
             the Motor-Circuit Switch
       5.1.2 Shown on Nameplate of, Label Attached to, or
             Instruction Material Packaged with, the
             Motor-Circuit Switch
  5.2 Exception
  5.3 Other Disconnect Devices for Motor Service
  5.4 Marking Limitations
  5.5 Operating Handles Sold Separately
6 SERVICE AND STORAGE CONDITIONS
7 CONSTRUCTION
  7.1 Clearances and Creepage Distances
  7.2 Minimum Air Gap in Open Position
  7.3 Mechanical Design of Operating Handle and Mechanism
  7.4 External Operating Handles for Disconnect Devices
  7.5 Status Indication
  7.6 Operating Mechanism for Disconnect Devices
  7.7 Mechanical Interlock with Door(S)
  7.8 Padlocking Provisions
  7.9 Additional Construction Requirements for Disconnect
       Devices
  7.10 Fuse Mounting
8 PERFORMANCE AND TEST
  8.1 Circuit-Breaker and Molded-Case Switch Type Tests
  8.2 Motor-Circuit Switch Type Tests
  8.3 Verification of the Strength of External Operating Handle,
       Mechanism, and Position Indicating Device
9 APPLICATION
  9.1 Application of Circuit Breakers
  9.2 Protection of Nonfused Motor-Circuit Switches
  9.3 Safety Procedure for Verifying Deenergized Condition
       9.3.1 Verify that Equipment Cannot be Restarted
       9.3.2 Verify that Circuit and Equipment are Deenergized

Covers disconnect devices for use in industrial control equipment, including AC motor-circuit switches rated 600 volts and separable or accessory operating mechanisms and handles for the external operation of motor-circuit switches, circuit breakers, and molded-case switches. The devices covered by this standard are for application in combination starters, motor control centers, and industrial control panels.

DevelopmentNote
Incorporated into NEMA ICS 2. (05/2015)
DocumentType
Standard
PublisherName
National Electrical Manufacturers Association
Status
Superseded
SupersededBy

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NEMA ICS 6-1993 (R2006) Industrial Control and Systems: Enclosures
NEMA KS 1:2013 Heavy Duty Enclosed and Dead-Front Switches (600 Volts Maximum)
NEMA ICS 1 : 2000(R2015) INDUSTRIAL CONTROL AND SYSTEMS: GENERAL REQUIREMENTS
NEMA AB 1 Molded-Case Circuit Breakers, Molded Case Switches, and Circuit-Breaker Enclosures

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