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    STARTERS AND PUSH BUTTON STATIONS


    Fairbanks Morse Defense and Ward Leonard magnetic and manual starters adhere to MIL-DTL-2212 standards and are designed for continuous duty and general-purpose service unless otherwise specified.

    Manual Starters

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      Built to be reliable, our starters are designed for continuous duty and general-purpose service to provide decades of use.

      Manual starters are flush mounted for panel installation, feature drip-proof enclosures for surface mounting, thermostatic bimetal overload protection, with a low-voltage release effect, where contacts remain closed on low voltage, allowing motor to restart upon return of power.

      Our starters are built to serve in dedicated high-shock, high vibration, high-abuse environments, and last for decades. We are uncompromising on quality control and assurance, so we manufacture each individual component on all our controls. We build and test them to meet the DoD’s most stringent specs.

      Key Performance Ratings

      • Size 0
      • Dripproof
      • Continuous and general purpose service
      • Embedded overload protection
      • 115, 220 or 440V
      • Lockable
      • Up to 15A continuous current

      Key Features

      • Thermo static bimetal overload protection
      • Low voltage release
      • Cable entrance from top or bottom
      • Basic motor starter/protection in condensed package
      • MIL-DTL-2212 compliant

    Panel Mounted Push Buttons

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      Designed for continuous duty, our Panel Mounted Push Buttons are watertight, and built to serve in dedicated high-shock, high vibration, high-abuse environments while lasting for decades.

      Our Panel Mounted Push Buttons featured up to Water or Oil proof momentary closure/open for use in panels, remote stations, motor controllers.

      Key Performance Ratings

      • Standard, Oiltight or Watertight forms
      • Up to 2 contacts
      • Black or red caps available

      Key Features

      • Momentary Closure/Open
      • Normally Open/Normally Closed
      • Up to 2 poles

    Remote Push Button Stations

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      Our Pushbutton Stations are designed for shipboard control applications requiring heavy duty watertight master switches.

      Ward Leonard push button stations adhere to MIL-DTL-2212 standards, and are built to serve in dedicated high-shock, high vibration, high-abuse environments while lasting for decades. Stations are available with up to 7 elements equipped with maintained or momentary contacts, as well as indicating lights. For panel or switchboard mounting, individual N.O., N.C. or D.T. elements can be supplied.

      We are uncompromising on quality control and assurance, so we manufacture each individual component on all our controls. We build and test them to meet the DoD’s most stringent specs.

      Key Performance Ratings

      • Switches, up to 2-deck pushbuttons and indicating lights in a compact, user defined configuration
      • Available with dimmable lights, protective covers and tamper proof covers.

      Key Features

      • 1 – 7 remote functions per device
      • Dimmable Light Covers
      • Tamper Proof Covers
      • LED bulbs available
      • Ward Leonard will design to your application
      • MIL-DTL-2212 standards

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    Parts & Service

    Fairbanks Morse Defense offers an extensive portfolio of services to optimize performance, ensure reliability, and extend the life of your fleet - from the day its commissioned and for the many years that follow. Learn more about what our custom solutions can do for you.

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    Commercial Solutions


    In addition to the defense industry, Fairbanks Morse Defense also works with the commercial industry. Our commercial customers can include municipal and nuclear power plants, hospitals, universities, and international stationary power applications.

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