Chint, a global manufacturer of electrical components, has an extremely low cost, basic type starter for the market and is very involved on the OEM specified equipment side, Their value, at their price points, is unmatched.  Here is a list of basic features:

Low Cost AC Manual Motor Starter/Protector
Chint NS2 Series

• Manufactured by Chint
• Available up to 80 Amp
• Rated voltages: 230/240, 00/415, 440, 500, 690
• IP20 Rated
• Temperature rating: -5°C to +40°C
• UL Listed (C-UL - CE and UL Listed)
• Certificates/Approvals: CB, ESC, PCT, SEMKO, UKRTEST
• Electrical Ratings: AC690V, 25A, 80A
• Standards: IEC60947-2, IEC60947-4-1

A starter is usually an assembly, that includes a contactor plus an overload relay, used to start an electic motor.  A major difference between contactor/overloads are rated by their current in amps while starters are rated by their horsepower capacity and the current they use.  In essence, a manual motor starter is basically an ON-OFF switch with overload protection and operates from a toggle handle or push button that is operated by hand.

Marshall Wolf Automation is your Authorized Industrial Distributor for all Chint/NOARK products marketed in the US, give us a call at 847-658-8130 or check us out on the web at www.wolfautomation.com We also have a host of complementary equipment such as din rail, enclosures, motors, push buttons, pilot lights, switches, etc.  Call us we can help!

A quick note that you will notice an onslaught of blogs regarding definite purpose contactors.

We recently had a very productive meeting with our Chint/Noark contacts so everyone has this subject fresh in their mind!

This was a little harder to find out then I thought it would be!

I understood that a contactor was an electrical switch used for switching current on and off in a circuit without overload protection.

What I didn't know was that a definite purpose contactor are designed for applications including HVAC, i.e. air-conditioning compressor motor starting.

Definite purpose contactors are also generally designed for the intended life cycle of the application.

Did you know how competitive we can be on definite purpose contactors? Give us a chance and we'll surprise you with what we can do.

We work very closely with a number of dp contactor manufacturers and we can get you the best contactor for your application at a price you won't believe.

Learn more about our most popular dp contactor from Noark.