Position switch with safety function

ES 61 WHL 2Ö

Article no.: 1047971Old article no.: 61516001

Product features

Metal enclosure
Slow action
3 cable entries M20 x 1.5
Actuator: Long roller lever with collar WHL
Wear-resistant plastic roller
Actuator can be repositioned by 4 x 90°
Watertight collar for protection against penetration of dirt

Notes

Actuation from the left should be avoided since this reduces the mechanical life of the position switch.

Technical data

General technical data

Applied standards: EN ISO 13849-1, EN 60947-5-1, EN ISO 14119

Enclosure: aluminium die-cast, powder-coated

Switch type: type 1

Coding level: no coding

Degree of protection: IP65 (IEC/EN 60529)

B_10d (10 % load): 2 million

T_M: max. 20 years

Contact material: silver

Switching system: slow action, positive break NC contacts A

Switching elements: 2 NC contacts, type Zb

Connection: screw connection terminals

Cable cross-section: max. 2.5 mm² (incl. conductor ferrules)

Cable entry: 3 x M20 x 1.5 (for cable glands only)

Rated impulse withstand voltage U_imp: 6 kV

Rated insulation voltage U_i: 400 V

Conventional thermal current I_the: 6 A

Utilisation category: AC-15

Rated operating current/voltage I_e/U_e: 6 A/400 VAC

Short-circuit protection: 6 A gG fuse

Mechanical life: > 1 million operations

Actuating speed: max. 0.5 m/s with a vertical actuating angle of α = 40° and β = 30°

Operation cycles: max. 3600/h

Ambient temperature: –20 °C … +80 °C

Repeat accuracy of switching points: ± 0.1 mm

Approvals: a

Dimensional drawing

Further drawings

Contact diagram

Switching diagram

T Positive break travel/angle

Actuating angles

α - Actuating angle from right of switch axis
β - Actuating angle from left of switch axis as shown in picture

Downloads

Mounting instructions

Declarations of Conformity

Certificates

Data sheets

STEP-Files

Mounting and wiring instructions – ES/EM 61

German, English, French, Italian, Portuguese

PDF2 MB 03.06.2026

Variants / Options

The following variants / options are available on request:

Metal roller
Gold-plated contacts
Plug-in connector M12 x 1, 5-pole

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