Capacitor switching on a DIN-rail footprint
The Siemens 3RT2617-1AF03 is a SIRIUS capacitor contactor in Size S00, purpose-built for switching capacitor banks in power-factor correction panels. The operating temperature range is -25 to +60 °C, and the contactor can be rotated ±180° on a vertical surface or tilted ±22.5° — useful when the panel layout forces an unconventional orientation.
The coil and main terminals use screw-type connections. Solid or stranded wire: 2x (0.5 to 1.5 mm²), 2x (0.75 to 2.5 mm²), or 2x 4 mm² per clamp. At 40 °C ambient, a single 4 mm² or two 2.5 mm² conductors are the maximum; at 60 °C, two 4 mm² conductors are allowed — derate the wire count, not the cross-section, when the panel runs hot.
