The Schneider TeSys Giga LC1G265XXEN is a 3-pole power contactor rated for motor switching and general power control. Its headline AC-3 rating of 265 A translates to 132 kW at 400 V and 200 kW at 690 V — the numbers that decide whether it carries your motor load through the duty cycle. The AC-3e rating (optimized for energy-efficient motors) mirrors the same power figures, so it handles modern IE3/IE4 machines without derating. AC-4 duty (plugging, inching) drops to 132 kW at 400 V; that's the figure to watch if your application reverses or jogs the load frequently. Built into the TeSys Giga family, this contactor uses a built-in bidirectional peak-limiting coil circuit that cuts inrush draw to 350 W DC — useful when the control transformer is already loaded with PLCs and relays. For AC-1 resistive loads, the thermal current (Ith) is 385 A with 20 W dissipation per pole.
Mounts on a plate (not DIN rail — this is a bolted-frame contactor sized for a 45 mm pole pitch). Power connections accept bar busbars up to 32 x 10 mm or ring lugs up to 185 mm²; control wiring uses push-in terminals for 0.2–2.5 mm² solid or ferrule-ended stranded. The 226 mm depth and 140 mm width mean you need a clear 8.9 x 5.5 inch footprint on the backplate, plus swing clearance for the arc chutes. Auxiliary contacts are built in: 1 NO + 1 NC. That covers feedback to the PLC and a seal-in circuit without an add-on block. For more aux contacts or a mechanical interlock, the TeSys Giga range uses clip-on side-mounts — verify the order code suffix if you need extra poles.
Certified to EN/IEC 60947-4-1 (contactor/motor starter), EN/IEC 60947-5-1 (control circuit devices), UL 60947-4-1, CSA C22.2 No 60947-4-1, and JIS C8201-4-1/5-1. Overvoltage category III. Protective treatment TH (tropicalized — resists humidity and condensation). Safety reliability data is published: B10d = 400,000 cycles at nominal load per EN/ISO 13849-1, and 3,000,000 cycles with mechanical load only.