The Schneider Electric LC1E40008E7IN is an Easy TeSys Control contactor — a 4-pole (2NO+2NC) device rated for 72 A in AC-1 utilisation category at ≤415 V, with a 48 V coil. It's built to handle resistive loads in control panels, switching heater banks, lighting, or other non-inductive circuits where inrush is minimal. Operating altitude goes to 3000 m, and the ambient range is -20 to 70 °C at the coil, with storage from -60 to 80 °C. The part carries EN/IEC 60947-1, -4-1, and -5-1 plus the corresponding GB/T standards, along with 850 °C glow-wire fire resistance per IEC 60695-2-1.
Sourcing reality — obsolete
This part is now obsolete. No direct official successor is listed on the lifecycle record. For a line-down situation or BOM fill, your route is the surplus and broker channel — we source these against an RFQ. If you're designing a new panel or replacing this on a maintenance schedule, look at the current Easy TeSys range for a functionally equivalent 4-pole AC-1 contactor at the same current and voltage class.
The 72 A AC-1 rating is the key number: it's the continuous current the main poles can carry in resistive duty. That's the figure that governs the BOM line — not a motor (AC-3) rating, because this contactor is not specified for inductive motor loads. The 4-pole configuration with two normally-open and two normally-closed auxiliary contacts gives flexibility for interlocking or signalling without an add-on block.