HENSEL Switch Disconnectors

Gustav Hensel Switch Disconnectors – Ensuring Safe Isolation & Reliable Service

When you’re specifying a switch disconnector, an isolation switch or a safety-switch component for distribution boards, machine feeds or infrastructure panels, the decision is more than simply “will it turn off”. With Gustav Hensel switch disconnectors, you’re selecting devices with proven mechanical integrity, clear service-status, and integration with your system architecture. In practice you’ll see these components in major switchgear installations, industrial sub-distribution systems, outdoor power cabinets, where safe isolation and service-ease matter.

What "Hensel Switch Disconnectors" Really Cover in This Range

From hands-on experience, this category spans:

• Manual load-break switches or disconnectors rated for duty (for example up to 160 A, 250 A, 630 A) as noted in Hensel’s documentation.
• Fused-switch disconnectors (switch disconnector plus fuse system) or housings for such devices (e.g., NH-type fuses in a switch-disconnector housing).
• Accessories and retrofit modules for switch-disconnectors (such as auxiliary contacts, conversion kits) — for example Hensel lists “Mi HS 20 auxiliary contact – 2 changeover contacts for retrofitting on switch disconnectors 160-630 A”.
  For your procurement logic: you’re not buying just a switch; you’re buying the isolator that supports installation safety, service access, maintenance locking, and future proofing.

Key Specification Points That Matter for Procurement & Installation

From project experience, the parameters that often determine success include:

• Rated current and number of poles: Ensure the switch disconnector matches your feeder current and pole configuration (3-pole, 4-pole, etc.). One Hensel product lists 3 poles, rated Ie 125 A, insulation voltage Ui 690 V. 
• Housing rating and IP protection: For outdoor or harsh applications you’ll need housings with IP65 or better, suitable for load-break or disconnect purposes. For instance a Hensel switch-disconnector housing is IP65.
• Busbar or direct cable mounting compatibility: If the switch is to be mounted on busbars or in a board with large cables ensure connection sizes match (e.g., Hensel’s bus-mounted mould of fuse switch disconnector states connection Cu 1.5-50 mm²). 
• Serviceability and accessory compatibility: Retrofit modules, auxiliary contacts, clear handle positions, padlocking capability are part of the real-world environment. Hensel’s accessory list includes retrofit contacts for 160-630 A switch disconnectors. 
• Integration into distribution board system: If the switch disconnector is part of a larger board system (e.g., Hensel’s ENYSTAR or Mi-systems) ensure physical dimensions, fixings and wiring spaces align.
  In practice, specifying a switch disconnector that is undersized, incompatible with existing busbars or lacks service-features leads to installation delays, maintenance headaches and higher total cost of ownership.

Wholesale Procurement Logic for Switch Disconnectors

As a procurement manager ordering switch disconnectors wholesale for panel-builders, installation contractors or infrastructure projects, consider the following logic:

• Standardise core current ratings and pole counts: Choose one or two common ratings (e.g., 125 A 3-pole, 250 A 3-pole) that cover the majority of your installations. This simplifies stock.
• Choose compatible housings and mounting kits: If you use Hensel housings or board systems already, stick with their switch disconnector variants so mounting and wiring layout stay consistent.
• Stock retrofit accessories and modules: Modules such as auxiliary contacts, conversion sets, spare handles increase your ability to service and upgrade without full device replacement.
• Bundle installation kits: Consider ordering kits that include the switch disconnector plus mounting screws, sealing grommets, handles, padlock provisions — reduces site missing-part risk.
• Plan spare stock for service-life: Switch disconnectors typically last many years but you’ll still need spares for upgrades or failure. Having a small stock (e.g., 10% of installed units) reduces downtime.
• Order pack sizes aligned to project needs: For a multi-site rollout order in boxes of 20 or 50 units; for one-off panel manufacturing you may order smaller. Avoid too many single item SKUs.
• Ensure documentation and compliance: Keep manufacturer datasheets, ratings, part numbers together. Hensel documentation clearly lists switch disconnector ratings and board-system compatibility
  Using this procurement logic you’ll streamline your supply chain, reduce installation surprises, and support maintenance lifecycle management

Why Gustav Hensel Switch Disconnectors Make Sense for Multi-Site & Project Use

Selecting a brand like Gustav Hensel for switch disconnectors gives you coherence across your installations: same dimension types, same service logic, proven reputational reliability (company founded 1931).For procurement you gain fewer SKUs, easier re-order, fewer compatibility issues. For installers you gain consistent hardware, easier training, fewer surprises on site. For maintenance you gain uniform spare-stock and predictable failure modes. Over a multi-phase project or large-scale rollout that consistency reduces cost, time and risk.

Wholesale Supply Partner – Bank of Lamps

Bank of Lamps distributes the full Gustav Hensel switch disconnector range — switch disconnectors, safety switches, isolation switches and switchgear components — from our warehouse in Latvia. We supply procurement managers, panel-builders and installation contractors across the UK, Germany, Netherlands, Baltic States, France, Spain and Belgium.
Our wholesale advantages include:

• Flexible bulk quantities tailored to your project phase (from van-kit boxes to pallet-loads)
• Verified brand-authentic Gustav Hensel stock (no grey imports)
• Centralised EU-logistics hub, simplifying shipping and border compliance
• Stable wholesale pricing for framework contracts and repeat orders
• Full batch-traceability and documentation for audit, installation and service records

Dedicated B2B support for stock planning, product matching and delivery scheduling
With Bank of Lamps you’re not just ordering switch disconnectors — you’re securing a supply-chain that supports the whole lifecycle of your installation infrastructure.