MT-P0-12-16-20-B-EN / 18.11.

2021
Rev. 1

Strawinskylaan 1105 EN
1077 XX Amsterdam, The Netherlands instruction manual

P012...B
P016...B
P020...B
PHOENIX CAM SWITCHES WITH TYPE “B” BASE
MOUNTING (12 A / 16 A / 20 A)

CODE READING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Before use, read this booklet carefully to
SPECIFICATIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 acquaint yourself with the features of the
product. This booklet is an integral part of
OVERALL DIMENSIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
the product and therefore must be kept until
ELECTRICAL SCHEMES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 the product is dismissed.
ACTUATORS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Giovenzana International B.V. reserves the
MOUNTING INSTRUCTIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 right to change the features and data shown
in this document at any time and without
notice. This document cannot therefore be
considered a contract with third parties.
P0 and PX series cam switches are
ATTENTION
Before any installation or maintenance operation, designed and manufactured according to
disconnect the power supply to the system. IEC international standard and EN European
Before restoring the power supply, make sure that regulations.
all connections to the device have been made
correctly. Giovenzana International B.V. disclaims
Any improper installation or any tampering
any responsibility for any damage to things and of the device may cause serious personnel
people caused by non-compliance with the rules injury or property damage, therefore, the
described here. installation and maintenance must be
performed by specialized and authorized
personnel.
The use of this device is not allowed in
environment with a potentially explosive
atmosphere or in presence of corrosive
substances and in salt spray.

Cam switches involved in this instruction manual:

Series Mounting Terminal protection class AC-21A (690 V) AC-23A (400 V)

P012...B 12 A 10 A
P016...B Base IP20 16 A 14 A
P020...B 20 A 16 A

Read the page with the code reading for further useful information on the product in your possession. This instruction
manual illustrates features and procedures relating to the products in the Giovenzana catalog. The specifications on
p.2 and the mounting instructions on p.8, and following, are also valid for custom products derived from one of
the series illustrated in this manual.

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Series Electrical scheme Cam switch mounting type

Specifications: p.2 Reference table: p.6 Overall dimensions: p.5
P012 12 A, IP20 contacts ON-OFF switches 0-1 B base mounting
P016 16 A, IP20 contacts 0002 2 poles DIN rail mounting
P020 20 A, IP20 contacts 0003 3 poles S custom product (these products have their own
electrical scheme, not available in this document)
0004 4 poles
0006 6 poles
Changeover switches 1-0-2 Actuator code
Each cam switch series can be fitted with one or more actuators with their
0008 1 pole
own code.
0009 2 poles This document provides the installation instructions for each cam switch
0010 3 poles series and its matching actuators.
0011 4 poles Actuators reference table: p.7

SPECIFICATIONS
General characteristics
Protection class control EN 60529 IP65
UL50 / NEMA Type 1 - 4 - 4X

control with knob only IP40

terminals IP20

Material group EN 60947-1 II

Pollution grade EN 60947-1 3

Flammability UL94 V0 (live electrical parts)

Ambient temperature operating -40 ... +85°C

storage -40 ... +70°C

Climate withstand IEC 68 part 2-3 damp heat, steady state

IEC 68 part 2-30 damp heat, cyclic

Terminal screw identification conforming to EN50013

Connections terminal block caliber EN60947-1 A3

terminal screw M3.5

tightening torque EN60947-1 0.8 N·m (7.2 lb·in)

UL508 7.5 lb·in (0.85 N·m)

Connectable section flexible conductors 1 × 0.75 ... 4 mm² or 2 × 0.75 ... 2.5 mm²
AWG 18 ... 10

solid conductors 1 × 0.75 ... 4 mm² or 2 × 0.75 ... 2.5 mm²

AWG 18 ... 10

Contacts double breaking

Opening angles 30° - 45° - 60° - 90°

Mechanical lifetime @ 120 operations / hour 1 million cycles

Electrical lifetime @ 120 operations / hour P012... 1 million cycles

P016... 0.75 million cycles
P020... 0.75 million cycles

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EN 60947-3 characteristics
P012... P016... P020...

Rated operating voltage Ue 690 V 690 V 690 V

Rated insulation voltage Ui 690 V 690 V 690 V

Rated impulse withstand voltage (sectionable) Uimp 4 kV 4 kV 4 kV

Rated thermal current Ith 16 A 20 A 25 A

Rated enclosed thermal current Ithe 12 A 16 A 20 A

Frequency 50/60 Hz 50/60 Hz 50/60 Hz

Alternate current
Rated operating current Ie P012... P016... P020...

AC-21A Switching of resistive loads, 690 V 12 A 16 A 20 A

including moderate overloads

AC-22A Switching of mixed resistive and inductive 690 V 12 A 16 A 20 A

loads, including moderate overloads

AC-23A Switching of 1 phase - 1 pole 110 V 12 A 1.1 kW 14 A 1.5 kW 18 A 2 kW

motor loads 230 V 12 A 2.2 kW 14 A 3 kW 18 A 4 kW
or other highly
inductive loads 3 phases - 3 poles 230 V 10 A 3 kW 14 A 3 kW 16 A 5 kW
400 V 10 A 5.5 kW 14 A 7.5 kW 16 A 9 kW
500 V 10 A 7.5 kW 14 A 10 kW 16 A 11 kW
690 V 10 A 7.5 kW 14 A 10 kW 16 A 12.5 kW

AC-3 Squirrel-cage 1 phase - 1 pole 110 V 10 A 0.75 kW 12 A 1.1 kW 16 A 1.5 kW

motors: starting, 230 V 10 A 2 kW 12 A 2.2 kW 16 A 3.5 kW
switches off
motors during 3 phases - 3 poles 230 V 8A 2.2 kW 10 A 3 kW 12 A 4 kW
running time 400 V 8A 4 kW 10 A 5 kW 12 A 6 kW
500 V 8A 5.5 kW 10 A 7.5 kW 12 A 8 kW
690 V 6A 5.5 kW 8A 7.5 kW 10 A 9 kW

AC-23A Nominal breaking capacity 230 V 80 A 104 A 128 A

(cosφ 0.45) 400 V 80 A 104 A 128 A
500 V 80 A 112 A 128 A
690 V 80 A 112 A 128 A

Power dissipation for each pole 0.3 W 0.35 W 0.4 W

Direct current
Rated operating current Ie P012... P016... P020...

DC-21A Switching resistive loads 1 phase 50 V 10 A 12 A 16 A

with light overloads

DC-22A Switching resistive loads 1 phase 30 V 8A 10 A 12 A

with light overloads

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Short circuit characteristics
P012... P016... P020...

Rated short-time short circuit withstand current (1 s) lcw 300 A 300 A 300 A

Rated short circuit making capacity lcm 1200 A 1200 A 1200 A

Conditional rated short circuit withstand current 5 kA 5 kA 5 kA

Fuse rating (type gG) 690 V 20 A 20 A 20 A

UL 508 characteristics
P012... P016... P020...

General use 600 V AC 12 A 16 A 20 A

Standard motor load 1 phase - 2 poles 120 V AC 0.5 HP 9.8 FLA 1 HP 16 FLA 1.5 HP 20 FLA
240 V AC 1 HP 8 FLA 1.5 HP 10 FLA 2 HP 12 FLA

3 phases - 3 poles 200 V AC 1.5 HP 6.9 FLA 3 HP 11.04 FLA 5 HP 17.5 FLA
240 V AC 3 HP 9.6 FLA 5 HP 15.2 FLA 5 HP 15.2 FLA
480 V AC 5 HP 7.6 FLA 7.5 HP 11 FLA 10 HP 14 FLA
600 V AC 5 HP 6.1 FLA 7.5 HP 9 FLA 10 HP 11 FLA

Marking

Compliance by passed test

Approved

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 OVERALL DIMENSIONS

P012...B / P016...B / P020...B

Ø 4.5
57

69
(E)

(A)
28 10 12.7 14.7 26.5 44

(E)

Terminal
protection class
IP20 Dimensions in mm
1.5 L1
Illustrations NOT in scale
L2

Some dimensions depend on the number of wafers

(A) wafer (thickness = 12.7 mm)
of the cam switch and can be calculated with these
(E) DIN rail 35 mm (EN 46277/3) formulas:
L1 [mm] 10 + (12.7 × n. of wafers) + 14.7
L2 [mm] L1 + 26.5

Examples:
N. of wafers 1 2 3 4 5 6
L1 [mm] 37.4 50.1 62.8 75.5 88.2 100.9
L2 [mm] 63.9 76.6 89.3 102 114.7 127.4

Please note

This configuration allows both base mounting and DIN

mounting.

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 ELECTRICAL SCHEMES
Code checking pattern
B

Series Function Mounting

P012 / P016 / P020
Function N. of wafers Electrical scheme
ON-OFF switches 0-1
0002 ON-OFF switch 2 poles 1
0003 ON-OFF switch 3 poles 2
p.6
0004 ON-OFF switch 4 poles 2
0006 ON-OFF switch 6 poles 3
Changeover switches 1-0-2
0008 Changeover switch 1 pole 1
0009 Changeover switch 2 poles 2
p.6
0010 Changeover switch 3 poles 3
0011 Changeover switch 4 poles 4

ON-OFF switches 0-1 Changeover switches 1-0-2

0002 • 2 poles 0003 • 3 poles 0008 • 1 pole 0009 • 2 poles

1 1 0 0
1 2 1 2
0 0

90° 90° 45° 45°

1 3 1 3 5 2 4 2 4 6 8

2 4 2 4 6 1 1 5

2
5-6 ×
3-4 × 3-4 × 7-8 ×
1 1 2
1-2 × 1-2 × 5-6 ×

W CNT 0 1 W CNT 0 1 3-4 × 3-4 ×

1 1
1-2 × 1-2 ×
W CNT 1 0 2 W CNT 1 0 2

0004 • 4 poles 0006 • 6 poles 0010 • 3 poles 0011 • 4 poles

1 1 0 0
1 2 1 2
0 0

90° 90° 45° 45°

1 3 5 7 1 3 5 7 9 11 2 4 6 8 10 12 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16

2 4 6 8 2 4 6 8 10 12 1 5 9 1 5 9 13

11-12 × 15-16 ×
3 4
9-10 × 13-14 ×

7-8 × 7-8 × 11-12 × 11-12 ×

2 2 3 3
5-6 × 5-6 × 9-10 × 9-10 ×

3-4 × 3-4 × 7-8 × 7-8 ×

1 1 2 2
1-2 × 1-2 × 5-6 × 5-6 ×

W CNT 0 1 W CNT 0 1 3-4 × 3-4 ×

1 1
1-2 × 1-2 ×
W CNT 1 0 2 W CNT 1 0 2

W Wafers
CNT Contacts

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 ACTUATORS

Cam switches / actuators matrix

Check the “Operation schemes matrix” (p.7) to

identify the available operation scheme for each
operator. Each actuator is referenced to the relevant
page of the mounting instructions.

Series and size P012 / P016 / P020

Terminal protection class IP20
Mounting type B

Grey/Black Yellow/Red

48×48

screw IP65 020/... (p.8) 030/... (p.8)

Ø 22 IP65 095/... (p.10) 070/... (p.10)

48×48 padlock in 0

screw IP65 / 4-4X 005/... (p.9) 006/... (p.9)

Ø 22 IP65 / 4-4X 077/... (p.11) 069/... (p.11)

67×67 max 3 padlocks

screw IP65 / 4-4X 011/... (p.12) 012/... (p.12)

Ø 22 IP65 / 4-4X 063/... (p.13) 064/... (p.13)

Operation schemes matrix

Actuator code example: 001/0001

ON-OFF switches 0-1 Changeover switches 1-0-2 / Motor switches

005/... 0001 0001-1 0008

006/... 0001 0001-1 0008

011/... 0001 0001-A 0008
012/... 0001 0001-2 0008

020/... 0001 - 0008

030/... 0001 - 0008

063/... 0001 0001-1 0008

064/... 0001 0001-1 0008
069/... 0001 - 0008
070/... 0001 - 0008
077/... 0001 - 0008

095/... 0001 - 0008

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 MOUNTING INSTRUCTIONS

020/... - 030/... screw fixing The exploded view shows an

example with 28 mm distance
between the fixing holes (A1).
32 mm distance between
the fixing holes (B1) is also
possible. Changing configuration
from (A1) to (B1) requires the
90° rotation of the illustrated

48
components (A2 - B2).
The reference pins orientation
(A3 - B3) and the orientation
48 30.2 of the shaft (A4 - B4), change
accordingly.

panel
thickness:
1 ... 4 mm

Ø 17
3.2 × 13
Ø 3.5

(A1) distance (A2)

28 between fixing 3 × 9.5
holes: 28 mm

Ø 17

Ø 3.5
(A3) reference (B3)
(B2) pins
(B1) distance
orientation
32 between fixing
holes: 32 mm

Standard mounting (screws) Ø 4.5 (A4) (B4)

cam-switch cam-switch
OFF ON OFF ON
57

door door door door

unlocked locked unlocked locked

Alternative mounting (on DIN rail)

CLICK!

Fixing to the 35 mm DIN rail Disassembly from

the DIN rail

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005/... - 006/... screw fixing Padlocking is possible with the
knob oriented at 12 o’clock (A1)
or at 9 o’clock (B1). Changing
configuration from (A1) to (B1)
requires the 90° rotation of the
illustrated components (A1 - B1).
The distance between the holes
(A2 - B2), the reference pins

48
orientation (A3 - B3) and the
orientation of the shaft (A4 - B4),
change accordingly.
48 35.2 Padlocking is possible only with
the cam-switch in OFF position
(A4 - B4) with the door unlocked.
panel ATTENTION: padlocking does not
thickness: lock the door but prevents any
1 ... 4 mm operation on the handle.

Ø 17
3.2 × 13
Ø 3.5
(A1)
(A2) distance shackle:
between fixing 3 × 9.5
28 6 mm max
holes: 28 mm

Ø 17

Ø 3.5
(A3) reference (B3)
(B1)
pins
(B2) distance
orientation
32 between fixing
holes: 32 mm

Standard mounting (screws) Ø 4.5 (A4) (B4)

cam-switch cam-switch
OFF ON OFF ON
57

door door door door

unlocked locked unlocked locked

Alternative mounting (on DIN rail)

CLICK!

Fixing to the 35 mm DIN rail Disassembly from

the DIN rail

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095/... - 070/... Ø 22 fixing

48
48 30.2

panel
thickness:
1 ... 4 mm
3.2
24

22.5

cam-switch
OFF ON

door door
unlocked locked

Standard mounting (screws) Ø 4.5

57

Alternative mounting (on DIN rail)

CLICK!

Fixing to the 35 mm DIN rail Disassembly from

the DIN rail

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077/... - 069/... Ø 22 fixing

48
48 35.2

panel
thickness:
1 ... 4 mm
3.2

shackle:
24

6 mm max

22.5

cam-switch
OFF ON
Padlocking is possible only with the cam-switch in OFF
position with the door unlocked.
ATTENTION: padlocking does not lock the door but
prevents any operation on the handle.
door door
unlocked locked

Mounting

CLICK!

Fixing to the 35 mm DIN rail Disassembly from

the DIN rail

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011/... - 012/... screw fixing The exploded view shows an
example with 28 mm distance
between the fixing holes (A1).
32 mm distance between the
fixing holes (B1) is also possible.
Changing configuration from (A1)
to (B1) requires the 90° rotation of
the illustrated components (A2 -

67
B2). The reference pins orientation
(A3 - B3) and the orientation
of the shaft (A4 - B4), change
accordingly.
67 29.9 Padlocking is possible only with
the cam-switch in OFF position
panel (A4 - B4) with the door unlocked.
thickness: ATTENTION: padlocking does not
1 ... 4 mm lock the door but prevents any
operation on the handle.

Ø 17
up to 3
M3 × 12
padlocks
Ø 3.5
shackle:
8 mm max
(A1) distance (A2)
28 between fixing
holes: 28 mm

Ø 17
reference pins
Ø 3.5 orientation 3 × 9.5

(B1) distance (B2)

32 between fixing (A3) (B3)
holes: 32 mm

Standard mounting (screws) Ø 4.5

(A4) cam-switch cam-switch (B4)
OFF ON OFF ON
57

door door door door

unlocked locked unlocked locked

Alternative mounting (on DIN rail)

CLICK!

Fixing to the 35 mm DIN rail Disassembly from

the DIN rail

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063/... - 064/... Ø 22 fixing

67
67 29.9

panel
thickness:
1 ... 4 mm
Padlocking is possible
3.2 only in OFF position

up to 3 padlocks
24

shackle: 8 mm max

22.5

cam-switch
OFF ON
Padlocking is possible only with the cam-switch in OFF
position with the door unlocked.
ATTENTION: padlocking does not lock the door but
prevents any operation on the handle.
door door
unlocked locked

Standard mounting (screws) Ø 4.5

57

Alternative mounting (on DIN rail)

CLICK!

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