Manual Motor Protector Selector OPEN · Panel mount

Schneider TeSys Deca GV2ME, GV2P and GV3P · 0.1 to 80 A

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Need the protector with a contactor as a starter? Use the TeSys Deca Open Starter Selector. Need it in a box? Use the TeSys Deca Enclosed Starter Selector.

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Or pick a protector: 1. Motor

Gives the NEC table full-load amps.
If entered, this is used to pick the protector. Use it for motors smaller than the NEC tables.

2. Protector style

Push button = GV2ME. Rotary knob = GV2P / GV3P (trip indication, door handle option).
Rotary only. Adds the required line spacer.

3. Recommended protector

Pick a horsepower or enter a nameplate FLA.

All GV2 / GV3 protector ranges smallest to largest

The smallest is the GV2ME01 / GV2P01 at 0.1–0.16 A. All are rated 690 V AC, so the dial range does not change with voltage. Set the dial to the motor nameplate FLA. UL Type F = rotary protector plus the listed TeSys Deca contactor, per Schneider data bulletin 8536DB0901 (SCCR at 480Y/277 V).

NEC motor full-load current Tables 430.250 (3-phase) & 430.248 (1-phase)

Use the table current to size conductors and the branch circuit (NEC 430.6(A)(1)). Set the protector dial from the motor nameplate FLA (NEC 430.6(A)(2)).

Application notes Type E, single-phase, items to confirm
  • GV2ME (push button) is a UL manual motor controller. It needs an upstream branch circuit protective device. It is not a Type E device.
  • Type E (GV2P): GV2P01 through GV2P22 only, with the GV2GH7 line spacer, on 480Y/277 V solidly grounded wye systems. GV2P32 has no Type E rating.
  • Type E (GV3P): GV3P13 through GV3P65 with the GV3G66 “larger spacing” cover on the line side. Older Schneider tables also list the GVAM11 short-circuit signal contact with the GV3P Type E combination; confirm with the current 8536DB0901 before quoting.
  • Straight voltage (480 V delta, 240 V delta, corner-grounded): Type E slash ratings do not apply. Use a branch circuit breaker or fuses ahead of the protector.
  • Single-phase: wire the motor through all three poles in series (Schneider single-phase diagram) so the phase-loss feature does not trip it.
  • Magnetic trip values for GV3P73 and below are shown as about 14 × the dial maximum (GV3P80 datasheet: 1120 A). Confirm on the datasheet if it matters.
  • Above 80 A, the GV3 range ends. Call the A&C team for GV4 or a starter with an overload relay.

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