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63 Amp Plugs & Sockets

Plugs & Sockets | ATEX Certified | Zone 1 & Zone 2 Hazardous Areas

PRE Series 63 Amp Plugs and Sockets manufactured by Appleton ATX use a pin and sleeve design to deliver safe power to stationary and portable equipment in hazardous areas and those classed as Zone 1 and 2 and Zone 21 and 22. They are also suitable for use in damp, wet or corrosive environments, PRE plugs and sockets are keyed and color coded per IEC directives. The sockets are available in wall-mount, flush-mount and mobile versions.

♦ See our complete range of ATEX Plugs for hazardous area electrical power distribution at low voltage – this includes flameproof plugs according to the Ex d Explosion Protection concept.

Typical Hazardous Area Applications

• Lighting Systems
• Conveyors
• Heaters
• Motor Generators
• Air Conditioning Equipment
• Compressors

The Appleton ATX PRE Series plug and socket system, certified and approved according to ATEX, is designed with a safe disconnect mechanism to insure maximum hazardous location and workplace protection.

PRE plugs feature contact separation in a flameproof chamber with the automatic electrical disconnection of each phase contained in a second flameproof chamber.

The same plug used in hazardous locations, including Zone 1 and Zone 2, can also be safely used with interlocking non-hazardous IEC 309 sockets. Different voltages are color coded for easy identification.

Specifications

• Hazardous Area Classification: Zone 1 and 2 – 21 and 22; Ex II 2 GD; IP66; IK10
• Operating Temperature: -30 °C to +55 °C (-22 °F to +131 °F)
• Voltage: 380/415 Vac, 480/500 Vac, 440/460 Vac or 600/690 Vac
• Number of Poles: 3
• Number of Wires: 4, 5
• Hertz: 50/60 or 60 Hz
• Materials and Finishes: Wall Socket is high impact resistance fiberglass reinforced polyester. Polyamide plug and flap cover.
• ATEX Certified

ATEX IECEx Certifications and Compliances

Certification Type PRE

• Gas: Zones 1 and 2
• Conforming to ATEX 94/9/CE: Ex II 2 G
• Type of Protection: Ex de IIC
• Temperature Class: T6 for Ta ≤ +40 °C (-104 °F) and T5 for +55 °C (+131 °F)
• Dust: Zones 21 and 22
• Conforming to ATEX 94/9/CE: Ex II 2 D
• Type of Protection: Ex tD A21
• Surface Temperature: T90 °C (T194 °F)
• Ambient Temperature: -30 °C to +55 °C (-22 °F to +131 °F)
• Index of Protection according EN/IEC 60529: IP66
• Impact Resistance (shock): IK10
• CE Declaration of Conformity: 50208
• ATEX Certificate: LCIE 99 ATEX 6004
• IECEx Certificate: IECEx LCIE 13.0010