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I've not had to do a contactor before and just want to check the wiring of it.
It's a 2 pole contactor with a1/a2 and 1234

Am I right in thinking that
A1 = perm live
A2= neutral
1= live to light
2= switched live
Not really sure on 3 and 4

Thanks for any advice
 
A1 and A2 are switched live and neutral That you use for opening or closing the contactor. As for 1,2,3,4 It all depends on which brand of contactor it is as to where they are and what they do but generall if you apply power to a1 and a2 you will be able to use your tester to find out which terminals are linked
 
I'm using it for led strips in a kitchen there's a lots of them and the inrush current trips the mcb and I've been suggested to use the contactor to solve it.

So reading it I don't need to use 3/4
A1= switched live
A2 = neutral
1= perm live
2= live to light
 
All the info should be on the contactor itself including a wiring diagram, coil voltage, no/nc operations.

If you are not sure to how to wire it then you are probably unsure of how it functions. You should research this so you understand it fully.
 
A1 and A2 are switched live and neutral That you use for opening or closing the contactor. As for 1,2,3,4 It all depends on which brand of contactor it is as to where they are and what they do but generall if you apply power to a1 and a2 you will be able to use your tester to find out which terminals are linked
Contactor terminal numbering is normally universal, 1 switches 2, 3 to 4, 5 to 6 etc..
 
I think they will need to be separated to help the reduction in inrush
Use the switched live to feed the contactor coil and one half of the lights and use a permanent live to feed the other half via the switching contacts of the contactor
 

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