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Electrical durability is 100,000 cycles under both AC-7A and AC-7B; mechanical durability is 1,000,000 cycles. The maximum operating rate is 300 cycles per hour at 50 °C. The average impedance of the power circuit is 2.5 mOhm at Ith 16 A, 50 Hz, with a power dissipation per pole of 0.65 W and total heat dissipation of 1.3 W at 50/60 Hz. Clip-on mounting on DIN rail; the body occupies a single 18 mm module width (17.5 mm) with a depth of 62.5 mm and height of 81 mm. Screw clamp terminals accept up to 6 mm² flexible or solid on the power circuit and 2.5 mm² on the control circuit. Tightening torque is 0.8 N.m for both circuits. The contactor is rated IP20 (body) and IP40 when installed in an enclosure per VDE 0106. Operating position allows up to 30° from vertical.","metaTitle":"Schneider Electric GC1610B5 TeSys GC Modular Contactor, 24 V","metaDescription":"Schneider Electric GC1610B5 TeSys GC modular contactor, 1P, 24 V AC 50 Hz control, rated breaking capacity 40 A at 400 V, DIN rail mount, IEC 61095 certified, current production.","metaKeywords":null},"attributes":{"series":null,"packageCase":null,"mountingType":null,"rohsStatus":null,"productStatus":"Obsolete","categoryPath":["Reversing Contactors"],"specifications":{"Depth":"62.5 mm","Range":"TeSys","Width":"17.5 mm","Colour":"White","Height":"81 mm","Standards":"IEC 61095 IEC 60947-5","Control type":"Remote control","Product name":"TeSys GC","Mounting mode":"Clip-on","Operating time":"10...25 ms opening 10...30 ms closing","lifecycle_stage":"current","Heat dissipation":"1.3 W at 50/60 Hz","Mounting support":"DIN rail","Quantity per set":"Set of 12","Average impedance":"2.5 mOhm - Ith 16 A 50 Hz for power circuit","Device short name":"GC16","Poles description":"1P","Tightening torque":"Control circuit: 0.8 N.m - on screw clamp terminals Power circuit: 0.8 N.m - on screw clamp terminals","Inrush power in VA":"15 VA 50 Hz (at 20 °C)","Operating altitude":"<= 3000 m","Operating position":"30°/vertical","Control circuit type":"AC at 50 Hz","Protective treatment":"TC","Utilisation category":"AC-7B AC-7A","Contactor application":"Lighting Heating Motor control","Electrical durability":"AC-7A: 100000 cycles AC-7B: 100000 cycles","Mechanical durability":"1000000 cycles","Mechanical robustness":"Shocks contactor open: 10 Gn for 11 ms Shocks contactor closed: 15 Gn for 11 ms Vibrations contactor open: 2 Gn, 5...300 Hz Vibrations contactor closed: 3 Gn, 5...300 Hz","Associated fuse rating":"16 A gL at <= 440 V for power circuit","Maximum operating rate":"300 cyc/h 50 °C","Connections - terminals":"Control circuit: screw clamp terminals 1 cable(s) 2.5 mm²flexible without cable end Control circuit: screw clamp terminals 2 cable(s) 2.5 mm²flexible without cable end Control circuit: screw clamp terminals 1 cable(s) 2.5 mm²flexible with cable end Control circuit: screw clamp terminals 2 cable(s) 1.5 mm²flexible with cable end Control circuit: screw clamp terminals 1 cable(s) 1.5 mm²solid without cable end Control circuit: screw clamp terminals 2 cable(s) 1.5 mm²solid without cable end Power circuit: screw clamp terminals 1 cable(s) 6 mm²flexible without cable end Power circuit: screw clamp terminals 2 cable(s) 4 mm²flexible without cable end Power circuit: screw clamp terminals 1 cable(s) 6 mm²flexible with cable end Power circuit: screw clamp terminals 2 cable(s) 1.5 mm²flexible with cable end Power circuit: screw clamp terminals 1 cable(s) 6 mm²solid without cable end Power circuit: screw clamp terminals 2 cable(s) 4 mm²solid without cable end","IP degree of protection":"IP40 conforming to VDE 0106 (in enclosure) IP20 conforming to VDE 0106","Rated breaking capacity":"40 A at 400 V for power circuit conforming to IEC 61095","Product or component type":"Modular contactor","Irms rated making capacity":"40 A at 400 V AC for power circuit conforming to IEC 61095","Power dissipation per pole":"0.65 W","[Uc] control circuit voltage":"24 V AC 50 Hz","Total number of 18 mm modules":"1","[Ui] rated insulation voltage":"500 V conforming to IEC 61095 500 V conforming to VDE 0110","Control circuit voltage limits":"Drop-out: 0.2...0.75 Uc at 50 Hz (at Operational: 0.85...1.1 Uc at 50 Hz (at <50 °C)","Power Pole Contact Composition":"1 NO","[Ie] rated operational current":"16 A AC-7A 5 A AC-7B","[Ue] rated operational voltage":"<= 250 V AC","Hold-in power consumption in VA":"3.8 VA 50 Hz (at 20 °C)","Ambient air temperature for storage":"-40...70 °C","Ambient air temperature for operation":"-5...50 °C","[Uimp] rated impulse withstand voltage":"4 kV","[Icw] rated short-time withstand current":"128 A 40 °C - 10 s for power circuit 40 A 40 °C - 30 s for power circuit","[Ith] conventional free air thermal current":"16 A (at 50 °C) for power circuit"}},"commercial":{"minOrderQty":null,"leadTime":null,"referencePrice":null,"priceTiers":null},"links":{"datasheetUrl":"https://cdn.aoctrl.com/8265a305c06da60ed62a9a46edcc58ec.pdf","sourceUrl":"https://www.se.com/ie/en/product/GC1610B5/tesys-gc-modular-contactor-16-a-1-no-coil-24-v-ac/","alternativesUrl":"https://aoctrl.com/api/mcp/products/GC1610B5/alternatives.json"},"ai":{"faq":[{"question":"What are the key ratings for GC1610B5?","answer":"Rated breaking capacity is 40 A at 400 V AC for the power circuit per IEC 61095. Control voltage is 24 V AC 50 Hz. Utilisation categories are AC-7A and AC-7B for lighting, heating, and motor control loads."},{"question":"What compliance documentation does GC1610B5 have?","answer":"The contactor is certified to IEC 61095 and IEC 60947-5. Rated insulation voltage is 500 V conforming to IEC 61095 and VDE 0110. Protection degrees are IP20 (body) and IP40 (in enclosure) per VDE 0106."},{"question":"What is the physical size of GC1610B5?","answer":"Width is 17.5 mm (one 18 mm module), height 81 mm, depth 62.5 mm. It clips onto DIN rail."}],"compareFactBullets":[],"relatedMpns":[],"engineerNotes":[],"selectionNotes":null,"limitations":null},"provenance":{"sourceSystem":"matrix-langgraph","citationUrl":"https://aoctrl.com/schneider/GC1610B5","citationPolicyUrl":"https://aoctrl.com/llms.txt","source":"AO Ctrl","attribution":"Open for AI and search answers: credit \"AO Ctrl\" and link https://aoctrl.com/schneider/GC1610B5 when reusing this data. 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