Globe Electric Supply is an online electrical goods supplier to consumers and industry. We provide a complete range of electrical supplies for the industrial & commercial market. Our customers often ask what a lighting contactor, so here’s our response:
What is a Lighting Contactor?
A lighting contactor is a switch unit powered by electricity which is used to switch a power circuit. Contactors are controlled by circuits which have much lower power levels than the circuit being switched.
You’ll find a variety of contactors on the market with different capacities. They’re not the same as circuit breakers and don’t interrupt the current to a circuit. but more like relays although they operate with higher current ratios. Size of contactor can range from a small unit you can hold in one hand to units that are several feet wide and can feature a breaking current from several amperes to many thousand amperes, and just 24 V DC to several kilovolts.
Lighting contactors are generally used to give central lighting control to the larger lighting installation, for example in office buildings or retail outlets. They reduce power consumption of large lighting installations and allow you to control your lighting requirements. With lighting contactors in place you have the ability for local or remote operation of your lighting installation.
Globe Electric Supply carries a wide inventory of lighting contractors, with varying volt and pole specifications to suit your requirements.
If you’re looking for industrial electrical supplies contact Globe Electric Supply. We know we can meet all your requirements.
