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Coil dropout happens between 0.2 and 0.75 Uc at 50 Hz; pickup is 0.85 to 1.1 Uc at <50 °C. Clip-on onto a DIN rail, occupies a single 18 mm module width. Screw-clamp terminals on both power and control circuits; tighten to 0.8 N.m. Power circuit accepts up to 6 mm² flexible or solid, control circuit up to 2.5 mm². IP20 finger-safe with VDE 0106 out of the box; IP40 once inside the enclosure. Operating position allows up to 30° from vertical — fine for most panel layouts, but avoid upside-down mounting on a swing frame. The AC-7A and AC-7B categories under IEC 61095 cover motor loads up to 25 A and resistive/inductive lighting or heating. Electrical durability is rated at 100,000 cycles for both categories — that's roughly 10 years of daily cycling on a lighting contactor. Mechanical durability hits 1,000,000 cycles, so the wear-out mode is contact erosion, not the mechanism. Heat dissipation is 1.3 W at 50/60 Hz coil excitation, plus 1.6 W per pole under load.","metaTitle":"GC2520E5 TeSys GC25 Modular Contactor, 2P, 48 V AC, 25 A","metaDescription":"GC2520E5 TeSys GC modular contactor, 2 poles, 48 V AC 50 Hz coil, 25 A rated, clip-on DIN rail, IEC 61095/60947-5, 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 25 A 50 Hz for power circuit","Device short name":"GC25","Poles description":"2P","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-7A AC-7B","Contactor application":"Lighting Motor control Heating","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":"25 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":"68 A at 400 V for power circuit conforming to IEC 61095","Product or component type":"Modular contactor","Irms rated making capacity":"68 A at 400 V AC for power circuit conforming to IEC 61095","Power dissipation per pole":"1.6 W","[Uc] control circuit voltage":"48 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":"2 NO","[Ie] rated operational current":"25 A AC-7A 8.5 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":"200 A 40 °C - 10 s for power circuit 62 A 40 °C - 30 s for power circuit","[Ith] conventional free air thermal current":"25 A (at 50 °C) for power circuit"}},"commercial":{"minOrderQty":null,"leadTime":null,"referencePrice":null,"priceTiers":null},"links":{"datasheetUrl":"https://cdn.aoctrl.com/6747c8b956a691058b7030ca55f7936a.pdf","sourceUrl":"https://www.se.com/sg/en/product/GC2520E5/tesys-gc-modular-contactor-25-a-2-no-coil-48-v-ac/","alternativesUrl":"https://aoctrl.com/api/mcp/products/GC2520E5/alternatives.json"},"ai":{"faq":[{"question":"What is GC2520E5's listed range?","answer":"It belongs to the TeSys range, specifically the TeSys GC family of modular contactors."}],"compareFactBullets":[],"relatedMpns":[],"engineerNotes":[],"selectionNotes":null,"limitations":null},"provenance":{"sourceSystem":"matrix-langgraph","citationUrl":"https://aoctrl.com/schneider/GC2520E5","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/GC2520E5 when reusing this data. 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