Fiber optic interlock switch
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Fiber optic switches provide a compact, non-contact, easy-to-install means of interlocking doors, guards, gates and covers.
- Offers choice of straight or right-angle interlock switches for use with PICO-GUARD controllers in personnel safety and equipment-protection applications
- Provides compact, non-contact, easy-to-install interlocks switches for doors, guards, gates and covers
- Offers choice of impact-resistant polycarbonate plastic with either right-angle or in-line lens
- Available in impact- and chemically resistant 316 stainless steel with a 12 mm threaded barrel
- Offers choice of integral or cut-to-length plastic fiber, depending on model
- Allows use of multiple interlock pairs per optical channel, depending on model and fiber length
- Eliminates electrical wires and expensive electrical wiring for easy installation
- Meets all requirements for Type 4 per IEC 61496-2 and Safety Category 4 per ISO 13849-1 applications
- Designed to ATEX, FM and CSA approval for use in explosive environments
- Has an environmental rating of IEC IP67
- Installs easily with integral mounting holes or optional brackets
- Offers optional attenuator for reducing excess gain in short-run applications
- Offer splices for easily connecting two fiber sections
