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The thyristor output stage is inside-delta wired — that means the soft starter sits in the delta legs of the motor, not in the line, reducing the per-phase current the SCRs carry compared to a standard in-line connection. ## Mounting and integration — panel layout constraints Mounting position allows a vertical surface with +/-90° rotation and +/-22.5° tilt forward/back. Fastening is screw fixing. Dimensions: 210 mm wide, 230 mm high, 298 mm deep. Clearance: 100 mm above, 75 mm below, 5 mm at the sides. Main power connections accept busbar or cable: stranded 70–240 mm², finely stranded 50–240 mm², or AWG 2/0–500 kcmil. The back clamping point takes 250–500 kcmil, the front 3/0–600 kcmil. ## Protection and control features Built-in motor overload protection and intrinsic device protection are standard. Adjustable current limitation lets you set the starting torque profile. Minimum load is 8% of the rated current — below that the soft starter may not detect the load correctly. External reset input is present, and a display shows fault signals. Maximum motor cable length is 500 m. Pollution degree 3 per IEC 60947-4-2 means it's rated for industrial environments with conductive pollution.","metaTitle":"Siemens 3RW4446-2BC34 SIRIUS Soft Starter, 617 A, 690 V","metaDescription":"Siemens 3RW4446-2BC34 SIRIUS soft starter, 617 A at 40 °C, 690 V insulation, thyristor inside-delta. Active production, sourced to order against RFQ.","metaKeywords":null},"attributes":{"series":null,"packageCase":null,"mountingType":null,"rohsStatus":null,"productStatus":null,"categoryPath":["Soft Starters"],"specifications":{"Depth":"298mm","Solid":"2x (0.25 ... 1.5 mm²)","Width":"210mm","title":"3RW4446-2BC34","Height":"230mm","Upwards":"100mm","Stranded":"70 ... 240 mm²","Downwards":"75mm","Thyristors":"Yes","At The Side":"5mm","description":"SIRIUS soft starter Values at 460 V, 50 °C standard: 315 A, 250 hp Inside-delta: 546 A, 450 hp 200-460 V AC, 115 V AC spring-type terminals!!! 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