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18 mm Metal General Purpose Sensors

  • stainless steel threaded cylindrical sensor with mounting nuts and integrated cable
stainless steel threaded cylindrical sensor with mounting nuts and integrated cable

Our Bulletin 42CM 18mm Metal Cylindrical General Purpose Sensors are intended for heavy duty industrial applications requiring an industry standard 18 mm cylindrical housing. Five possible modes of sensing include transmitted beam, diffuse, retro-reflective, polarized retro-reflective, and background suppression, allowing the 42CM to be used in a variety of complex applications. Outputs are short-circuit protected to provide continuous operation even under unexpected conditions.

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42CM 18 mm Metal
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  • Reverse polarity protection
  • Output energized lighted status indicator
  • NPN or PNP outputs
  • L.O. or D.O. outputs
  • Five sensing modes

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Cylindrical Photoelectric Sensors Technical Data

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

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Documentation

Resource Publication Number Language
Presence Sensing Brochure SENSOR-BR001
Bulletin 42CM 18mm Metal Cylindrical Sensors Installation Instructions 42CM-IN001
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Cylindrical Photoelectric Sensors Technical Data 42C-TD001
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