Clipsal by Schneider Electric | 56 Series 5 Pin 40A Socket Connector 500V | IP66 Orange
The Clipsal 56CSC540-EO is a 56 Series straight socket connector rated 40A at 500V AC, wired 3P + N + E across five pins. The 56CSC540-EO is the female half of an industrial connector pair, fitted to the trailing end of a lead rather than mounted to a wall. It is IP66 rated to AS 60529, conforms to AS/NZS 3120, and takes a rated operational voltage conforming to EN 60309-2.
Three-phase gear on a site rarely sits where the outlet is, so power reaches it through leads that get dragged across concrete, left in the weather, and coiled wet at the end of a shift. An IP66 rating keeps dust and hosed water out of the connection, and the polycarbonate housing takes the handling that a lead-end connector receives rather than the sheltered life of a fixed outlet.
A 40A five-pin connector terminates the leads feeding welders, compressors, and three-phase plant where a four-pin or lower-current pairing will not do the work. Screw terminals taking 2.5 to 25mm² cover the conductor sizes those leads actually use, and the M40 gland accepting 9 to 29mm cable seals the entry across that range without a separate adaptor.
Features
- 40A rated current at 500V — rated operational voltage 500V AC 50Hz conforming to EN 60309-2, for three-phase industrial and commercial supply.
- 3P + N + E across five pins — three actives, neutral, and earth, the configuration for three-phase loads requiring a neutral.
- IP66 protection — dust tight and protected against powerful water jets, tested to AS 60529.
- Conforms to AS/NZS 3120 — the Australian and New Zealand standard for approval and test specification of cord extension sockets.
- Screw terminals 2.5 to 25mm² — accepts the conductor range used on 40A three-phase leads without adaptors.
- M40 cable gland, 9 to 29mm — the gland seals cable outer diameters across that range at the entry point.
- Polycarbonate housing with brass contact sleeves — polycarbonate body over brass sleeves at the contact interface.
- Straight body form — the connector runs in line with the cable rather than at an angle.
- Operating range -25 to 75 degrees C — covers Australian ambient conditions in exposed and unshaded positions.
- Socket connector, not a wall outlet — external mounting on a lead end, so it does not replace a fixed socket outlet.
- Single 40A socket — one outlet at one current rating, with no reduced-current or additional outlets on the body.
Where to use
- Three-phase extension leads — the 56CSC540-EO terminates the socket end of a 40A lead feeding portable three-phase plant.
- Welding and fabrication — supplying three-phase welders and workshop machinery through a lead rather than a fixed outlet.
- Compressors and pumps — plant relocated around a site as the work moves, where a fixed connection is impractical.
- Construction site distribution — lead sets running from a distribution board out to work areas across a project.
- Rural sheds and workshops — three-phase supply to machinery in unsealed structures exposed to dust and driving rain.
- Temporary and event supply — installations where three-phase power is set up, used, and struck down again.
The 56CSC540-EO is an external mounting connector for a lead end and is not a fixed wall socket outlet. It is rated 40A at 500V, so circuits above that rating and connectors of a different pin configuration are outside its scope. Termination and connector pairing are the licensed electrician's determination, and connector assemblies must be tested and tagged where the relevant workplace regime requires it.
