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18 mm Plastic General Purpose Sensors

  • 2 black, cylindrical sensors. One with a black integrated cable
2 black, cylindrical sensors. One with a black integrated cable

Our Bulletin 42CA 18 mm Plastic Cylindrical General Purpose Sensors are ideal for light- to medium-duty industrial applications. These sensors flash an indicator if the signal level is too close to the detection threshold. This helps you align the sensor and warns against detection of a background or degradation of the application characteristics.

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42CA 18 mm Plastic
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  • 10...30V DC operation
  • NPN or PNP outputs
  • Complementary light and dark operate outputs
  • Selectable light or dark operate on background suppression models
  • Two status indicators for power, output, unstable operation and short-circuit protection
  • 1 ms response time on most models
  • Extended range high-speed models with a 0.5 ms response time
  • Patented ASIC design offers linear sensitivity adjustment, stability indication and excellent noise immunity
  • Flat lens reduces dust collection
  • Visible red status indicator on polarized retroreflective models
  • Input to disable light source on transmitted beam emitter for testing and scanning purposes

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Cylindrical Photoelectric Sensors Technical Data

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  • CE Marked for all applicable directives
  • c-UL-us Listed

Certifications apply when product is marked. See our Product Certification site for Declarations of Conformity, certificates and other certification details. 

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Resource Publication Number Language
Presence Sensing Brochure SENSOR-BR001
PHOTOSWITCH Bulletin 42CA Cylindrical Photoelectric Sensors Installation Instructions 42CA-IN002
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Cylindrical Photoelectric Sensors Technical Data 42C-TD001
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