Thermal derating and ambient conditions
The 40 A rating holds at 35 °C; at 40 °C ambient it derates to 36.76 A, at 45 °C to 35 A, and at 50 °C to 33.16 A. For a panel with sustained internal temperatures near 50 °C — common in a furnace control cabinet or a crowded enclosure — the effective continuous current is about 33 A, not the nameplate 40 A. The operating temperature range spans -40 to 75 °C, with humidity limits of 95 % RH up to 55 °C and 55 % RH up to 70 °C.
