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The 24 V DC coil with one normally-closed auxiliary contact suits PLC-driven panels where the control voltage is 24 VDC and the NC contact can be used for status feedback or safety chain monitoring. AC-3 at 12 A means this contactor is rated for starting and stopping squirrel-cage motors — the worst-case current is during start-up (typically 6-8x FLA), and the contactor must handle that without welding. The 12 A figure is the motor full-load current it can switch, not the inrush. AC-4 rating (also listed) covers plugging and inching duty where the contactor opens under full locked-rotor current; that's a harder thermal cycle, so if your application involves frequent reversing under load, the AC-4 rating is the one to watch. The 57 mm depth and 90 mm width fit a standard 4-module-wide panel footprint. Preassembled reversing busbar saves the wiring step that's a common source of errors — no risk of mis-wiring the mechanical interlock.","metaTitle":"Schneider TeSys K LP5K12017BW3 Reversing Contactor, 12 A AC-","metaDescription":"Schneider Electric TeSys K LP5K12017BW3 reversing contactor, 3-pole, 12 A at AC-3 ≤440 V, 24 VDC coil, 1 NC auxiliary. Active production, sourced through authorized channel. 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For example, LP5K12017BW4 uses a 24 V AC coil instead of 24 V DC. The footprint and ratings are identical; only the coil supply changes. There is no pin-compatible substitute from a different series — the reversing busbar is specific to the reversing contactor variant."}],"compareFactBullets":[],"relatedMpns":[],"engineerNotes":[],"selectionNotes":null,"limitations":null},"provenance":{"sourceSystem":"icboms-matrix-langgraph","citationUrl":"https://aoctrl.com/schneider/LP5K12017BW3","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/LP5K12017BW3 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}}