Soft starters cut wiring time & cost

Featuring built-in interfaces for the SmartWire-DT panel wiring system, new versions of the DS7 soft starters from Eaton's Electrical Sector offer savings in terms of both wiring time and costs. With no need for conventional control wiring, convenient plug-in connections save time and money, and make wiring errors almost impossible.

Eaton is offering its full range of DS7 soft starters, which covers power ratings from 1.5 to 110kW at 400V, in versions that incorporate SmartWire-DT interfaces. In all cases, the SmartWire-DT connection not only allows startstop control of the soft starter but also provides the control supply, and allows read/write access to key operating parameters.

The soft starter can transmit diagnostic data and status messages via the SmartWire-DT connection, for access either by the control system or, without taking the soft starter out of service, by a laptop.