Safety sensor

RC Si 56


  • Thermoplastic enclosure with cable

  • Long life

  • Reed contacts, coded

  • Actuation from front

Notes

  • The actuator is not included in the delivery of the switches.

Technical data

Applied standards
EN 60947-5-1, EN 60947-5-3, EN ISO 13849-1, EN ISO 14119
Enclosure
thermoplastic, glass-fibre reinforced, shockproof, self-extinguishing UL 94 V-0
Target object / Actuator
MC 56, MC 56-3
Sensor type
type 4 interlocking device
Coding level
low coding
Degree of protection
IP67 (IEC/EN 60529)
Switching system
reed contacts
Switching elements
1 NC/1 NO contact or 2 NC contacts
Connection
cable 4 x AWG 24 UL
Switching voltage
max. 30 VDC
Rated operating current/voltage Ie/Ue
max. 157 mA, with LED: max. 20 mA / 24 VDC
Utilisation category
DC-12
Voltage drop at Ie
3.15 V, with LED: 3 V
Short-circuit current Ik
switching contacts: max. 750 mA for 50 ms
LED: max. 30 mA for 50 ms
Assured switching distance »OFF« sar 
> 23 mm
Repeatability
< 0.5 mm
Hysteresis
min. 23 mm
Degree of pollution
3
Safety class
II
Ambient temperature
–20 °C … +85 °C
Mechanical life
> 1 million operations
Vibration resistance
10 g (10-500 Hz)
Shock resistance
100 g (1 ms, ½ sin)
Bounce duration
max. 2 ms (response time, incl. bounce)
Approvals
< on request
EN ISO 13849-1
Performance Level PL e
Category
4
B10d (10 % load)
2 million
TM
max. 20 years
MTTFd
> 100 years
DC/DCavg
> 99 %
Note
The safety-related data are only valid in combination with a safety module, e.g. SRM 21 RT2 (mat. no. 1179203).
 

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