Increase Reliability with the Easy-to-Use

Type D-73P Polymer Disconnect Switch

Reduce linemen time in the field with light, reliable, rugged, and
easy-to-install disconnect switch designed to provide durable
switching on distribution circuits.

Dependable Line Sectionalizing and Isolation for Your Distribution Circuits

Reliability Ease of Installation
■■ UltraSIL™ Polymer Insulators: provide more reliable and ■■ Polymer Insulators: reduce switch weight by 40% over
durable insulating option than porcelain porcelain equivalents
• Increased insulating performance in high contaminate • Maintains mechanical strength characteristics
environment • Easier to install than heavier porcelain switches
• Very high level of safety, flexibility, and strength, while not
■■ Switch Base: provides enhanced switch stability
being susceptible to breakages due to vandalism
• Rugged seven-gauge galvanized steel keeps entire
■■ Blade Stabilizer: better able to endure short-circuit current
switch stable
withstand and rough operation
• Prevents switch distortion when bolting into place
■■ Current Transfer Path: cooler path reduces hot-spots and
potential failure points
■■ Switch Latching Mechanism: designed to provide secure
and reliable close and open
Improved Field Operation
■■ Blade Spacers: provide secure force on contacts allowing
for a consistent and efficient current interchange
■■ Lower Contact: consistent current interchange, as hinge is
independent from current path
■■ Silver-Plated Copper Blades: increase efficiency of
current transfer
■■ Contact Surfaces:
• 600 A ratings—silver-plated blade and tin-plated
copper contacts
• 900 A ratings—silver-plated blade and silver-plated
copper contacts Also available in regulator or recloser bypass switch
configuration (D-73P3) shown above.

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 D-73P Disconnect Switch Quality construction to ensure stable high-current
capability and full thermal capacity

Blade Design Insulators Switch Base

■■ Secure force on contacts ■■ Light weight UltraSIL™ polymer ■■ Rugged seven-
• Silver-plated copper in insulators gauge steel base and
truss-type construction • Reduces effort needed for backstrap
• Blade spacers in front and mounting • Dead-ending hole
back of contacts • Stiff and rugged insulators for conductor at
provide stable alignment each end
■■ Superior rigidity
• Superior polymer silicone rubber • Rigidity of base
• Minimizes side deflection prevents distortion/
material in terms of non-wetting,
• Maintains positive resistant to UV degradation and twisting during
alignment when closing surface tracking installation
the switch

Minimum Current
Interchanges
■■ Reduced current
interchange points
■■ Maintains uniform
conductivity
■■ Hard-drawn copper
bar forms one piece
stationary contacts
and terminal pads
Upper Contacts Lower Contacts
■■ Reliable latching mechanism ■■ Independent from hinge
■■ Blade spacers will not weaken over time ■■ Current interchange direct from
stationary contact to blade
■■ Cooler running design
■■ Consistent current transfer path
■■ Consistent reliable alignment
reduces hot-spots
■■ Loadbreak hooks standard

Cooper Power Systems

2300 Badger Drive
Waukesha, WI 53188
P: 877.CPS.INFO (877.277.4636)

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