What It Is and Where It Fits
The 3RT2016-2JB41-ZW96: This contactor is built for panel integration: it mounts via screw or snap-on onto a 35 mm DIN rail per DIN EN 60715, and its 45 mm width keeps the panel fill factor tight in a multi-contactor layout. The spring-type terminals accept solid or stranded wire from 0.5 to 4 mm², and up to 2x (0.5 to 4 mm²) per clamp, which covers most control-circuit wiring without needing ferrules or bootlace crimps.
What the Ratings Mean for Your Circuit
The headline switching rating is 10 A at 24 V rated value — that is the DC-13 load curve for solenoid/contactor coils and DC relays. At 48 V and 60 V the rating drops to 2 A, and at 125 V to 0.9 A, reflecting the arc-quenching limits of a DC contactor. For AC motor loads this is not the right part; it is a coupling contactor, meaning it isolates control signals or switches DC auxiliaries, not main motor power. Coil draw is 24 VDC with a holding power factor of 0.7 initial, 1.25 full-scale — the magnet coil holds closed at rated voltage, drops out cleanly below the dropout threshold. Operating temperature range is -25 to +60 °C, storage from -55 to +80 °C, so it survives a hot panel or cold warehouse without derating. Mechanical life is typical 30 million operations; electrical life at AC-3 is 750 cycles per hour maximum, and at AC-4 (frequent inching/plugging) it is 250 cycles per hour. The arcing time is 10 to 15 ms, which is fast enough for most interposing relay circuits.
Mounting and Clearance Notes
The contactor is 70 mm high, 45 mm wide, 73 mm deep. For side-by-side mounting on DIN rail, allow 6 mm clearance at the side; for vertical stacking, 10 mm upwards, downwards, and forwards. The mounting position allows +/-180° rotation on a vertical surface and +/-22.5° tilt forward/backward, so it fits in tight enclosures or angled subpanels. No auxiliary switch is included on this base variant — if you need a mirror contact or status feedback to a PLC, order the version with an integrated auxiliary block or add a separate SIRIUS side-mount auxiliary switch.
Sourcing and Lifecycle Reality
The closest functional peer in the SIRIUS family is the 3RT2024-2BB40, which is a larger S0 frame contactor with a 24 VDC coil. The 3RT2016-2JB41-ZW96 is size S00; it will not drop into a panel wired for an S0 frame without changing the DIN rail footprint and rewiring the terminations. If your panel was spec'd around the 3RT2024-2BB40, the 3RT2016-2JB41-ZW96 is not a direct mechanical substitute.