Schneider Electric LC1DFKF7 TeSys Deca Capacitor Duty Contactor 3P 12.5 kvar 400 V 110 V AC Coil Contactor

The Schneider Electric LC1DFKF7 is a 3-pole TeSys Deca capacitor-duty contactor rated 12.5 kvar at 400 V (21 kvar at 690 V) for switching three-phase power-factor-correction capacitor banks. It runs on a 110 V AC 50/60 Hz coil, includes 1 NO + 2 NC instantaneous auxiliary contacts with front-mounted early-make poles and pre-wired damping resistors, and mounts on a 45 mm wide DIN rail or plate.

Technical Specifications

Certifications & Standards

• IECEE CB Scheme
• UKCA
• EN/IEC 60947-1
• EN/IEC 60947-4-1
• IEC 60335-1

Selection Notes

Pre-wired damping resistors on the early-make poles limit inrush current when switching capacitor banks — a feature a plain LC1D motor contactor lacks, so it should not be substituted for power-factor-correction duty. The 240 cyc/h operating-rate ceiling is set by the damping-resistor thermal limit rather than contact life, which bounds how often an automatic PFC regulator can step this stage. Choose a higher-kvar variant in the same family if the capacitor bank step exceeds 12.5 kvar at 400 V.