Electrical hazards ......................... 6 Other hazards ........................6 Measures for avoiding damage and malfunctions ..........7 Product information ......................8 C195 Series – Single pole NO and changeover contactors plus bidirectional variants ....................8 Features ........................... 8 Applications ........................... 8 Technical information and material properties ............
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8.4.6 Replacing the contact bridge unit – type C195 A/, B/, S/, T/, W/ .......57 8.4.7 Replacing the main contacts – type C195 A/, B/, S/, T/, W/ .........58 Spare parts ........................60 10. Technical data .........................61 11. Disposal ...........................61 Contactors C195 Series – Installation and Maintenance Instructions 2021-02-10 / V1.0...
Always adhere strictly to all safety instructions! Only authorised and trained personnel are allowed to plan and carry out all mechanical and electrical instal- Contactors C195 Series – Installation and Maintenance Instructions 2021-02-10 / V1.0...
The catalogue is https://www.schaltbau.com/en/media-library/ available under: https://www.schaltbau.com/en/media-library/ The contactors may only be used when all protec- tive devices are present, have been correctly in- stalled and are fully operational. Contactors C195 Series – Installation and Maintenance Instructions 2021-02-10 / V1.0...
CAUTION The contactors contain sharp-edged parts. Risk of injuries! Use appropriate tools for installation and maintenance work on the contactors. Wear safety gloves when handling sharp-edged components. Contactors C195 Series – Installation and Maintenance Instructions 2021-02-10 / V1.0...
Record the frequency of undoing of the screws in the work log. Replace detent-edged rings or detent-edged washers with new ones after the screws have been undone three times. Contactors C195 Series – Installation and Maintenance Instructions 2021-02-10 / V1.0...
Being of compact size and featuring double-break con- works – or in combination with a precharging con- tacts that are covered for the most part, the C195 Series tactor for a host of applications in trains, multiple contactors provide highperformance current breaking.
6.2 Check parts for transport damage ATTENTION If parts are damaged, functional reliability of the con- tactor has been lost. Before installing, check all parts for possible transport damage. Do not install damaged parts. Contactors C195 Series – Installation and Maintenance Instructions 2021-02-10 / V1.0...
“7.1.8 Installing the contactor” on page 20. The length of the mounting screws must be deter- mined dependent on the structural circumstances. Contactors C195 Series – Installation and Maintenance Instructions 2021-02-10 / V1.0...
C195 S/) Fig. 14: C195 X/: Installing the contactor on the mounting plate or frame Fig. 17: C195 W/: Installing the contactor on the mounting plate or frame Contactors C195 Series – Installation and Maintenance Instructions 2021-02-10 / V1.0...
(6.3 x 0.8 mm). The maximum permissible conductor cross-section of the auxiliary switch control wires is 1 mm / AWG 18 stranded wire. Contactors C195 Series – Installation and Maintenance Instructions 2021-02-10 / V1.0...
Replace detent-edged rings or detent-edged washers with new ones after the screws have been undone three times. 7.2.4 Tools required - Socket spanner set, hexagon nuts - Open-ended spanner set - Torque spanner - Continuity tester - Cable ties Contactors C195 Series – Installation and Maintenance Instructions 2021-02-10 / V1.0...
6.3 x 0.8 mm Fig. 25: C195 S/, C195 T/: Connecting the coil (the figure shows C195 S/, the procedure is identical for C195 T/) Fig. 23: C195 X/: Connecting the coil Contactors C195 Series – Installation and Maintenance Instructions 2021-02-10 / V1.0...
(4) to the coil terminals A1, A2 and A3 (5). If applicable bundle and secure the wires using Fig. 28: C195 S/ ...BD latching contactor: Connecting the coil cable ties. Contactors C195 Series – Installation and Maintenance Instructions 2021-02-10 / V1.0...
Fig. 30: C195 A/, C195 B/: Connecting the main contacts: Ex- ample of a connection with cables (the figure shows C195 A, the procedure is identical for C195 B/) Contactors C195 Series – Installation and Maintenance Instructions 2021-02-10 / V1.0...
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(1). Screw the ring terminals (2) to the lower main con- tacts (1) using the terminal screws (4) and washers (5). - Schaltbau recommends using Schnorr washers (or similar). Contactors C195 Series – Installation and Maintenance Instructions 2021-02-10 / V1.0...
Fig. 34: C195 A/, C195 B/: Connecting the main contacts: 9.5-12 Nm (NO contacts) Example of a connection with busbars (7) and angled C195 W/ connecting bars (8) 4.8-6 Nm (NC contacts) Contactors C195 Series – Installation and Maintenance Instructions 2021-02-10 / V1.0...
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(6) or compensating angled connecting bars if necessary. Fig. 37: C195 W/: Connecting the main contacts: Example of a connection with busbars (7) and connecting bars (6) to NO and NC contacts Contactors C195 Series – Installation and Maintenance Instructions 2021-02-10 / V1.0...
External visual inspection of the con- 1x per year tactor Immediately submit any damaged contactors or components for Check of the main contacts Every 3 years maintenance. Check of the auxiliary switches Every 3 years Contactors C195 Series – Installation and Maintenance Instructions 2021-02-10 / V1.0...
Under normal working condition (there have been no short circuits in the control circuit) the life time of the auxiliary switches exceeds those of the contactor. Contactors C195 Series – Installation and Maintenance Instructions 2021-02-10 / V1.0...
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(minimum coating: 0.3 mm, unit – type C195 X/” in new condition: 1.2 mm). or “8.4.3 Replacing the complete con- tact unit – type C195 A/, B/, S/, T/, W/” Contactors C195 Series – Installation and Maintenance Instructions 2021-02-10 / V1.0...
- Disassembling the armature - Removing the cover - Disassembling the connecting plate To replace the main contacts, the contact bridge unit must additionally be disassembled. Contactors C195 Series – Installation and Maintenance Instructions 2021-02-10 / V1.0...
Unscrew the 2 screws (1) on the cover (7) of the contactor. Carefully lift the contact unit (2) off the magnetic drive (3). Contactors C195 Series – Installation and Maintenance Instructions 2021-02-10 / V1.0...
– type C195 X/” on page 36. Disassembly Pull the armature (4) at the bottom of the contact unit and unhook the armature (4) laterally from the contact bridge unit (5). Contactors C195 Series – Installation and Maintenance Instructions 2021-02-10 / V1.0...
Grasp the auxiliary switch actuator (6) and hold it ing the cover – type C195 X/” on page 38. firmly so that the position of the connection plate (12) can no longer change. Contactors C195 Series – Installation and Maintenance Instructions 2021-02-10 / V1.0...
- The cover is removed, see section “Removing/at- taching the cover – type C195 X/” on page 38. - The connecting plate is removed, see section “Dis- assembling/assembling the connecting plate – type C195 X/” on page 38. Contactors C195 Series – Installation and Maintenance Instructions 2021-02-10 / V1.0...
Tighten the new self-tapping screws (1) to a torque of 0.65-0.8 Nm. Connect the control wires to the new auxiliary switches (2), see section “7.2 Electrical connec- tion”/ “7.2.5 Connecting the auxiliary switches” on page 23. Contactors C195 Series – Installation and Maintenance Instructions 2021-02-10 / V1.0...
Before disassembling, note the orientation of the old contact unit in relation to the base plate. Disassemble the contact unit, see section “Disas- sembling/assembling the contact unit – type C195 X/” on page 36. Contactors C195 Series – Installation and Maintenance Instructions 2021-02-10 / V1.0...
Remove the cover, see section “Removing/attach- ing the cover – type C195 X/” on page 38. Disassemble the connecting plate, see section “Disassembling/assembling the connecting plate – type C195 X/” on page 38. Contactors C195 Series – Installation and Maintenance Instructions 2021-02-10 / V1.0...
– Typ C195 X/” on page 37. sembling/assembling the pole packs – Typ C195 Disassemble the contact bridge unit, see section X/” on page 35. „Disassembling/assembling the contact bridge unit – type C195 X/“. Contactors C195 Series – Installation and Maintenance Instructions 2021-02-10 / V1.0...
Finally, subject the contactor to a complete check as described in section “7.4 Checks” on page 31. Remove the two main contacts (17) upwards from the contact unit (2). Contactors C195 Series – Installation and Maintenance Instructions 2021-02-10 / V1.0...
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Insert the 2 pole plates. See section “Removing/ inserting the pole plates – type C195 X/” on page Assemble the 2 pole packs. See section “Disassem- bling/assembling the pole packs – Typ C195 X/” on page 35. Contactors C195 Series – Installation and Maintenance Instructions 2021-02-10 / V1.0...
Fig. 54: C195 A/, C195 B/: Disassembling/assembling the con- - Disassembling the connecting plate tact unit (the figure shows C195 A/, the procedure is - Disassembling the contact bridge unit identical for C195 B/) Contactors C195 Series – Installation and Maintenance Instructions 2021-02-10 / V1.0...
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Fig. 55: C195 S/, C195 T/: Disassembling/assembling the con- tact unit (the figure shows C195 S/, the procedure is identical for C195 T/) 0.8-1 Nm Fig. 56: C195 W/: Disassembling/assembling the contact unit Contactors C195 Series – Installation and Maintenance Instructions 2021-02-10 / V1.0...
(the figure shows C195 S/, the procedure is identical for C195 T/) Fig. 61: C195 S/, C195 T/: Assembling the armature (the figure shows C195 S/, the procedure is identical Fig. 59: C195 W/: Disassembling the armature for C195 T/) Contactors C195 Series – Installation and Maintenance Instructions 2021-02-10 / V1.0...
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Maintenance Fig. 62: C195 W/: Assembling the armature Contactors C195 Series – Installation and Maintenance Instructions 2021-02-10 / V1.0...
Place the cover (7) on the contact unit (2). Screw in the 2 screws (1) on the cover (7) of the con- tactor and tighten them with a torque of 0.8-1 Nm. Contactors C195 Series – Installation and Maintenance Instructions 2021-02-10 / V1.0...
(2). Make sure that - the sealing ring (13) and the contact pressure spring (14) are in place and correctly positioned, - the return spring (15) is in place and correctly positioned. Contactors C195 Series – Installation and Maintenance Instructions 2021-02-10 / V1.0...
Remove the auxiliary switches (2) from the contac- tor top. Fig. 70: C195 S/, C195 T/: Replacing the auxiliary switches (the figure shows C195 S/, the procedure is identical for C195 T/) Contactors C195 Series – Installation and Maintenance Instructions 2021-02-10 / V1.0...
S/, T/” on page 52, but only the customer usable auxiliary switch (2) is replaced instead of 2 auxil- iary switches. Fig. 72: C195 S/ ...BD, latching version: replace the single auxiliary switch S870 (2) Contactors C195 Series – Installation and Maintenance Instructions 2021-02-10 / V1.0...
Disassemble the contact unit, see section “Dis- assembling/assembling the contact unit – type C195 A/, B/, S/, T/, W/” on page 46. Contactors C195 Series – Installation and Maintenance Instructions 2021-02-10 / V1.0...
Before installing the contact unit on the mag- netic drive, observe the previously noted cor- rect orientation in relation to the base plate. Contactors C195 Series – Installation and Maintenance Instructions 2021-02-10 / V1.0...
Hold the lower part of the contact unit (2) and pull out the arcing chamber (13) upwards. Fig. 73: C195 A/, C195 B/: Removing/attaching the arcing chamber (the figure shows C195 A/, the procedure is identical for C195 B/) Contactors C195 Series – Installation and Maintenance Instructions 2021-02-10 / V1.0...
– type C195 A/, B/, S/, T/, W/” on page Disassemble the contact bridge unit, see section “Disassembling/assembling the contact bridge unit – type C195 A/, B/, S/, T/, W/” on page 51. Contactors C195 Series – Installation and Maintenance Instructions 2021-02-10 / V1.0...
Remove the two main contacts (17) upwards from the contact unit (2). Fig. 75: C195 S/, C195 T/: Replacing the main contacts (the figure shows C195 S/, the procedure is identical for C195 B/) Contactors C195 Series – Installation and Maintenance Instructions 2021-02-10 / V1.0...
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“7.2 Electrical connection” on page 21. Finally, subject the contactor to a complete check as described in section “7.4 Checks” on page 31. Fig. 77: C195 W/: Replacing the upper main contacts (NC contacts) Contactors C195 Series – Installation and Maintenance Instructions 2021-02-10 / V1.0...
Technical data 10. Technical data Technical data and information on the material proper- ties for the contactors of the C195 series are given in our B195 catalogue. Schaltbau products are subject to continual improve- ment. Therefore, the product information in catalogues, data sheets, etc.
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