Connecting these compact outlets ensures appropriate integration in electrical installations and simplified maintenance. The robustness and shock resistance of electrical boxes manufactured by Marechal are additional advantages to the longevity of equipment.
Plugs & Sockets | Marechal Decontactors for the Transport Industry
Published 15 Jul 2020
Thorne & Derrick International, based in the UK, are Experts in Equipment for Explosive Atmospheres & ATEX Product Innovation – we supply and distribute the Marechal range of low voltage power, control and signal plugs and sockets for heavy industrial and hazardous area applications where ATEX IECEx Certified products are required.
In this series of application Blogs we review the use of Decontactors in the transport industry.
Designed to equip a wide variety of vehicles, fire or electric buses in local authorities, Marechal electrical sockets and boxes once installed provide safety and user friendly ergonomics.
Plugs & Sockets
Plug applications
- Access pits and electrical boxes for maintenance and tooling operations
- Utility sockets for vehicles in service workshops
- Electrical supply to carriages within the maintenance workshop
- Electrical connection for emergency vehicles equipped with a self-ejecting system
SOLUTIONS TO YOUR NEEDS
Electrical Safety & Ergonomics for Users
A button placed on the top of the socket enables you, with just finger pressure on the button, to disconnect the equipment on full load, up to 250 A. This operation can be performed by anyone. The plug can then be removed in complete safety. The plug removal is safe and does not present an electrical hazard. It guarantees a quick and easy operation and saves time during installation or machine shutdown. On high risk facilities or where the unauthorised disconnection of a plug must be prevented, full padlocking systems are available to offer complete safety.
Simplified Maintenance
Disconnection of the plug can be performed by anyone. Once ejected the plug can then be removed in complete safety. The plug ejection is safe and without the risk of electric shock. It guarantees quick and easy operation and saves time during installation or machine shutdown.
Robustness – Impact Resistance & Number of Handling Operations
The DECONTACTOR™ and Marechal product ranges have glass-reinforced GRP-type polyester or metal casings (IK08 or IK09) depending on the model. This choice in materials contributes to the sockets and plugs’ excellent mechanical strength and its long life expectancy.
Compactness & Flexibility
The DECONTACTOR™ technology combines an electrical industrial socket-outlet with a patented integrated switching device. It combines compactness, safety and performance on electrical installations. It perfectly integrates to any type of mounting support and provides the user with high safety and a great flexibility.
In order to meet the requirements for different installations or configurations, MEG offers its customers the possibility of customising functions and assembly options for its sockets and boxes. For large-scale projects, a dedicated Specific Equipment Technical Team is available to support the customer for their projects in order to offer comprehensive solution.
WE ADVISE YOU
DSN / DS / DN DECONTACTOR™ From 20 A to 250 A
The DSN/DS/DN range spans currents from 20 A to 250 A, making it Marechal’s largest and most complete DECONTACTOR™ range. Socket-outlets and connectors are available in glass-reinforced polyester for currents from 20 to 150 A and in metal for currents from 20 to 250 A, and offer a large array of options like keying systems and auxiliary contacts.
Thanks to their silver butt-contact technology, single-pole power connectors SP/SPeX can carry a permanent current of 700 A / 1000 V ac or 1500 V dc.
They are waterproof IP66/IP67 and have a reliable mechanical and electrical interlocking with a pilot contact circuit.
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