Part identity and key ratings
The LC1E3201P7 is a 3-pole contactor from Schneider Electric's Easy TeSys Control range, rated 32 A in AC-3 duty (motor switching) up to 440 V, with a 230 V AC coil and one NC auxiliary contact built in. AC-3 rating means it's sized for starting and stopping squirrel-cage motors — the 32 A figure governs the motor full-load current it can handle, not a resistive-heater load. For resistive loads (AC-1), the same contactor carries a higher current, but the AC-3 number is the one that decides motor fit.
IP2X finger protection on the contactor body means it's safe for open-panel mounting where accidental contact is possible. The 1.5 ms non-overlap time between NC and NO contacts on both energisation and de-energisation is a detail worth noting if you're using the NC contact in a safety circuit or interlock — it guarantees the break-before-make sequence without external timing.
