HARRISBURG, PA. - October 22, 2003 - Tyco Electronics, a business segment of Tyco International, Ltd., has announced that the KILOVAC brand FM200 series contactor has been upgraded. Also known as the FLATMAN contactor, the upgraded product, which switches loads up to 300 amps at either 480 volts AC or 48 volts DC, is immediately available. Additionally, the FM200 is now rated to continuously carry loads up to 200 amps at the above voltage levels.
Designed for a wide range of power management applications and standby power uses, the FM200 contactor incorporates stacked, modular poles. The stacking, modular design permits one, two or three pole configurations with combinations of normally open or normally closed contacts.
According to product manager, Earle Alldredge, "The FM200 contactor was the result of working with a very large OEM customer who was looking for a lightweight, small device with high current carrying capacity."
Alldredge continued, "We used the same team of engineers who have designed our DC relays and contactors for the aerospace and electric vehicle markets. Within eight weeks of our customer's request, we had the product for them and were able to beat their target price by several percent. We have determined through discussions with other customers that the multi-pole capability of the FM200 contactor may help reduce the need for additional contactors in some applications. This reduction can help save time, money and space."
Other features of the FM200 contactor include a range of various AC and DC coils and the new design also integrates a standard set of 1-amp rated, 1 Form A (SPST-NO) auxiliary contacts.
In addition to the many industrial, commercial, power and aerospace applications the FM200 contactor is suitable for, the ability to handle DC voltages allows it to be used successfully in telecom applications for 48 volt DC low voltage disconnect. The single pole version fits the "1 RMU" package constraint of telecom.
