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Auxiliary contacts are rated 9 A per NO and per NC, with zero built-in auxiliary contacts on this variant (instantaneous contact count is 0). That means you need to add a separate auxiliary contact block if your PLC needs feedback or if you're interlocking with another device. Dimensions are 57.5 mm high, 45 mm wide, 72 mm deep — that's a tight footprint for a contactor, so it fits in shallow enclosures and leaves room for finger-duct alongside. Screw-type terminals on the main circuit accept 2x (0.5 to 1.5 mm²), 2x (0.75 to 2.5 mm²), or up to 2x (0.75 to 4 mm²). That helps when you're fitting it into a panel that's not perfectly plumb or when you need to orient the coil terminals toward the wiring duct. ## Environmental limits and protection Protection rating is IP20 on the front and at the terminals. ## Coil and performance data Coil consumption at 50 Hz is 0.27 A (presumably at the rated coil voltage, which isn't stated here — verify the coil code suffix on the full part number). At 60 Hz it draws 5.1 VA. That's low enough to be driven by a standard 24 VDC PLC output or a small control transformer, but check the inrush: contactor coils pull several times holding current for the first 20-80 ms. Operating times: AC coil pick-up is 4 to 30 ms, DC coil pick-up is 25 to 100 ms. Drop-out times follow similar ranges. The mechanical service life is 30 million operations typical, and maximum switching frequency is 1,000 cycles per hour at AC-1 — that's about one cycle every 3.6 seconds, fine for most conveyor and pump cycling but not for high-speed indexing. Clearance distance at the side is 6 mm, which is the minimum air gap to grounded metal for the rated impulse voltage. Keep that in mind when laying out the rail — if you're mounting a surge suppressor or another device tight alongside, maintain that 6 mm to avoid flashover.","metaTitle":"Siemens 3RT1516-1AV60 SIRIUS Power Contactor, Size S00, 480V","metaDescription":"Siemens SIRIUS 3RT1516-1AV60 power contactor, size S00. 480V 60Hz rated, screw terminals, snap-on DIN rail mount. Active production. Sourced to order.","metaKeywords":null},"attributes":{"series":null,"packageCase":null,"mountingType":null,"rohsStatus":null,"productStatus":null,"categoryPath":["Contactors"],"specifications":{"Depth":"72 mm","Solid":"2x (0.5 ... 1.5 mm²), 2x (0.75 ... 2.5 mm²), max. 2x (0.75 ... 4 mm²)","Width":"45 mm","at AC":"4 ... 30 ms","at DC":"25 ... 100 ms","Height":"57.5 mm","Maximum":"2 000 m","at 50 Hz":"0.27","at 60 Hz":"5.1 V·A","Arcing time":"10 ... 15 ms","At The Side":"6 mm","On The Front":"IP20","Mounting type":"screw and snap-on mounting onto 35 mm standard mounting rail according to DIN EN 50022","During Storage":"-55 ... +80 °C","Of The Terminal":"IP20","at AC-1 maximum":"1 000 1/h","lifecycle_stage":"current","During Operation":"-25 ... +60 °C","Mounting position":"with vertical mounting surface +/-180° rotatable, with vertical mounting surface +/- 30° tiltable to the front and back","Size of contactor":"S00","Product brand name":"SIRIUS","Product designation":"power contactor","at 24 V rated value":"10 A","at 60 V rated value":"2 A","Of Contactor Typical":"30 000 000","at 110 V rated value":"1 A","at 220 V rated value":"0.3 A","at 230 V rated value":"6 A","at 400 V rated value":"3 A","at 440 V rated value":"0.8 A","at 60 Hz rated value":"480 V","Instantaneous Contact":"0","Side-by-side mounting":"Yes","For Main Current Circuit":"screw-type terminals","Single Or Multi-Stranded":"2x (0,5 ... 1,5 mm²), 2x (0,75 ... 2,5 mm²), max. 2x (0,75 ... 4 mm²)","per NC contact rated value":"9 A","per NO contact rated value":"9 A","Of Main Circuit Rated Value":"6 kV","at maximum AC-1 rated value":"2.5 mm²","Of Auxiliary Circuit Rated Value":"6 kV","Operating current at AC-12 maximum":"10 A","With Type Of Assignment 2 Required":"fuse gL/gG: 20 A","at 24 V per NC contact rated value":"16 A","at 24 V per NO contact rated value":"16 A","at AC at 230 V maximum permissible":"0.003 A","Protection against electrical shock":"finger-safe","at 110 V per NC contact rated value":"0.175 A","at 110 V per NO contact rated value":"0.35 A","at 220 V per NC contact rated value":"0.375 A","at 220 V per NO contact rated value":"0.75 A","at 230 V per NC contact rated value":"3 kW","at 230 V per NO contact rated value":"3 kW","at 400 V per NC contact rated value":"4 kW","at 400 V per NO contact rated value":"4 kW","at AWG conductors for main contacts":"2x (20 ... 16), 2x (18 ... 14), 1x 12","With Type Of Coordination 1 Required":"fuse gL/gG: 35 A","Reference code acc. to DIN EN 81346-2":"Q","Number of NC contacts for main contacts":"2","Number of NO contacts for main contacts":"2","Finely Stranded With Core End Processing":"2x (0.5 ... 1.5 mm²), 2x (0.75 ... 2.5 mm²)","Number of poles for main current circuit":"4","at AWG conductors for auxiliary contacts":"2x (20 ... 16), 2x (18 ... 14), 1x 12","Contact reliability of auxiliary contacts":"1 faulty switching per 100 million (17 V, 1 mA)","For Auxiliary And Control Current Circuit":"screw-type terminals","Apparent holding power of magnet coil at AC":"5.1 V·A","Apparent pick-up power of magnet coil at AC":"31.7 V·A","Type of voltage of the control supply voltage":"AC","Inductive power factor with closing power of the coil":"0.77","Of Main Circuit With Degree Of Pollution 3 Rated Value":"690 V","Inductive power factor with the holding power of the coil":"0.27","Of The Contactor With Added Auxiliary Switch Block Typical":"10 000 000","Of Auxiliary Circuit With Degree Of Pollution 3 Rated Value":"690 V","For Short-Circuit Protection Of The Auxiliary Switch Required":"fuse gL/gG: 10 A","Of The Contactor With Added Electronics-Compatible Auxiliary Switch Block Typical":"5 000 000","Power loss [W] at AC-3 at 400 V for rated value of the operating current per conductor":"0.7 W"}},"commercial":{"minOrderQty":null,"leadTime":null,"referencePrice":null,"priceTiers":null},"links":{"datasheetUrl":null,"sourceUrl":"https://support.industry.siemens.com/webbackend/api/ProductSupport/TechnicalData?language=en&region=cn&productId=93756&mlfb=3RT1516-1AV60","alternativesUrl":"https://aoctrl.com/api/mcp/products/3RT1516-1AV60/alternatives.json"},"ai":{"faq":[{"question":"Will the 3RT1516-1AV60 drop into a panel specified around the 3RT1016-2AP02 without rewiring?","answer":"Both are S00 frame contactors on 35 mm DIN rail, so the mechanical footprint and rail mounting are identical. The 3RT1516-1AV60 uses screw terminals; the 3RT1016-2AP02 may use a different terminal type (cage clamp or spring-loaded) depending on the suffix. If the panel was wired for screw terminals, this drops in. If it was wired for spring-cage, you'd need to change the ring terminals or ferrules. The coil voltage must also match — verify the 3RT1516-1AV60 coil code against your existing coil supply."}],"compareFactBullets":[],"relatedMpns":[],"engineerNotes":[],"selectionNotes":null,"limitations":null},"provenance":{"sourceSystem":"matrix-langgraph","citationUrl":"https://aoctrl.com/siemens/3RT1516-1AV60","citationPolicyUrl":"https://aoctrl.com/llms.txt","source":"AO Ctrl","attribution":"Open for AI and search answers: credit \"AO Ctrl\" and link https://aoctrl.com/siemens/3RT1516-1AV60 when reusing this data. 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