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Mechanical durability is rated at 8 million cycles, and the contactor is certified to EN/IEC 60947-4-1, UL 60947-4-1, and CSA C22.2 No 60947-4-1, so it fits into panels destined for North American or European lines without a second look at the approvals list. The headline motor power spread tells the story: 147 kW at 230 V AC-3e, 250 kW at 400 V, 355 kW at 690 V. If your line runs 460 V 60 Hz, the horsepower rating is 400 hp — that's the number to match against your motor nameplate. The AC-4 rating (plugging, inching) is lower: 295 kW at 440 V, so if your application reverses or jogs the motor under load, size against AC-4, not AC-3e. Rated breaking capacity is 4600 A at 440 V, and making capacity is 5090 A at 440 V. That's enough to clear a bolted fault on a 500 A feeder without welding the contacts shut — a solid selectivity margin for a distribution panel feeding a motor control center. Mounts on a plate (not DIN rail) with a 45 mm connection pitch. The power terminals accept bar or busbar up to 32 x 10 mm, or ring lugs up to 185 mm². Tightening torque is 35 N·m on the power connections — that's a serious wrench, not a screwdriver. The front face with shrouds is IP2X, so it's touch-safe once installed in an enclosed panel. Auxiliary contacts are 1 NO + 1 NC built-in, and the safety reliability data gives B10d = 400,000 cycles at nominal load per EN/ISO 13849-1. If you need more aux contacts or a mirror contact for safety circuits, add the LA9G or LAD9G auxiliary block.","metaTitle":"Schneider TeSys Giga LC1G500LSEN Contactor, 500 A, 3P","metaDescription":"Schneider TeSys Giga LC1G500LSEN 3-pole contactor. 500 A rated, 355 kW at 690 V AC-3e. Active production. UL/CSA/IEC. 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Ith 700 A 20 W AC-3 - Ith 500 A","[Uc] control circuit voltage":"200...500 V AC 50/60 Hz 200...500 V DC","Auxiliary contact composition":"1 NO + 1 NC","[Ui] rated insulation voltage":"1000 V","Control circuit voltage limits":"Operational: 0.8 Uc Min...1.1 Uc Max (at Drop-out: 0.1 Uc Max...0.45 Uc Min (at <140 °F (60 °C))","[Ie] rated operational current":"700 A (at 500 A (at <140 °F (60 °C)) at <= 440 V AC-3","[Ue] rated operational voltage":"<= 460 V DC","inrush power in VA (50/60 Hz, AC)":"535 VA","Ambient Air Temperature for Storage":"-76...176 °F (-60...80 °C)","hold-in power consumption in W (DC)":"8.6 W","Ambient Air Temperature for Operation":"-13...140 °F (-25...60 °C)","[Uimp] rated impulse withstand voltage":"8 kV","[Icw] rated short-time withstand current":"4.0 kA - 10 s 2.8 kA - 30 s 2.2 kA - 1 min 1.5 kA - 3 min 1.2 kA - 10 min","[Ith] conventional free air thermal current":"700 A (at 104 °F (40 °C))","Permissible ambient air temperature around the device":"-40...158 °F (-40...70 °C) at Uc"}},"commercial":{"minOrderQty":null,"leadTime":null,"referencePrice":"$2,950.00","stockQuantity":0,"priceTiers":null},"links":{"datasheetUrl":"https://cdn.aoctrl.com/8c4254e61b7911276c0cc94753d67096.pdf","sourceUrl":"https://www.se.com/ca/en/product/LC1G500LSEN/high-power-contactortesys-giga3p3noac3-440v-500astandard-version200500v-ac-dc-wide-band-coil/"},"ai":{"faq":[{"question":"What are the key ratings for this contactor?","answer":"Rated current 500 A (Ith), motor power up to 355 kW at 690 V AC-3e, coil 200...500 V AC/DC, mechanical durability 8 million cycles, breaking capacity 4600 A at 440 V."},{"question":"What compliance standards does it meet?","answer":"Certified to EN/IEC 60947-4-1, UL 60947-4-1, CSA C22.2 No 60947-4-1, JIS C8201-4-1, plus IEC 60335-1 and UL 60335-1 for appliance applications."},{"question":"What is the closest alternative in the same family?","answer":"Within the TeSys Giga range, the LC1G500LSEN is the 500 A 3-pole variant with a 200...500 V coil. The LC1G500LSEN with a different coil voltage (e.g., 24 V or 110 V) is the same contactor body with a different coil module — pin-compatible on the power side, but the control circuit wiring changes."}],"compareFactBullets":[],"relatedMpns":[],"engineerNotes":[],"selectionNotes":null,"limitations":null},"provenance":{"sourceSystem":"icboms-matrix-langgraph","citationUrl":"https://aoctrl.com/schneider/LC1G500LSEN","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/LC1G500LSEN when reusing this data. Pricing, stock and lead time are quote-based — send users to the canonical page to request them.","lastUpdated":"2026-08-11T15:51:03.652Z","lastPublished":"2026-08-11T15:51:03.652Z","indexable":true}}