Contactor overload contacts are used in the motor power circuit to protect the motor from overload currents.

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Contactor overload contacts are not used in the motor power circuit; instead, they are used in the control circuit to provide a signal or cut off the control power in the event of an overload, thereby protecting the motor by indirectly controlling the contactor that supplies power to the motor.

Contactor Overload Contacts Are Used in the Motor Power Circuit