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    P O W E R S E R I E S C O N T R O L L E R S M i c ro p ro c e s s o r- B a s e d S C R P o w e r C o n t r o l l e r D e s i g n e d f o r A p p l i c a t i o n F l e x i b i l i t y W atlow has manufactured solid state po wer controllers for ov er thirty years . Watlow’s POWER SERIES represents the latest in SCR po w er controller technology . T[...]

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    Specifications Po wer Bases • Single phase, (2 SCRs) • 3 phase, 2 leg control, (4 SCRs) Resistive load only, zero cross firing only • 3 phase, 3 leg control, (6 SCRs) • 3 phase, 3 leg control, (6 SCRs) for 4-wire wye loads • Multizone, two and three single-phase zones Output Control Options • Zero cross contactor, V Î (dc) input • [...]

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    P acka g e Style C Dimensions POWER SERIES Front Vie w POWER SERIES T op Vie w POWER SERIES Features 354 mm (14.0 in.) 200 mm (7.9 in.) 191 mm (7.5 in.) Mounting Plate Dimensions Release T ab 178 mm (7.00 in.) 39 mm (1.53 in.) 25 mm (0.97 in.) 151 mm (5.93 in.) 102 mm (4.00 in.) Key Slots Mounting Holes (4) 7 mm (0.27 in.)[...]

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    N20 100A N20 80A N20 65A N25 140A N25 105A N25 85A N30 165A N30 120A N30 105A Ordering Information POWER SERIES P C _ _ - _ _ _ _ - _ _ _ _ Microprocessor-based, solid state po wer controller Packa ge Style C = 65 to 250 amps Phase 1 = 1 phase 2 = 3-phase/2-leg control, (4 SCRs) 3 = 3-phase/3-leg control, (6 SCRs) 4 = 3-phase/4-wire, wy e connected[...]