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Part Number: 6037838
Fork Sensor Model: WFM180-120N321
OEM Spec Ref
| Functional principle | Optical detection principle |
| Dimensions (W x H x D) | 10 mm x 200 mm x 141.8 mm |
| Housing design (light emission) | Fork shaped |
| Fork width | 180 mm |
| Fork depth | 124 mm |
| Minimum detectable object (MDO) | 1 mm |
| Light source | LED, visible red light |
| Adjustment | None |
| Supply voltage | 10 V DC … 30 V DC 1) |
| Ripple | < 10 % 2) |
| Current consumption | < 20 mA 3) |
| Switching frequency | 4 kHz 4) |
| Response time | 125 µs 5) |
| Stability of response time | ± 15 µs |
| Switching output | NPN |
| Switching output (voltage) | PNP: HIGH = VS – ≤ 1.5 V / LOW = 0 V
NPN: HIGH = approx. VS / LOW ≤ 1.5 V |
| Switching mode | Dark switching |
| Output current Imax. | 100 mA |
| Initialization time | 140 ms |
| Connection type | Connector M8, 3-pin |
| Protection class | III 6) |
| Circuit protection | UV connections, reverse polarity protected
Output Q short-circuit protected Interference pulse suppression |
| Enclosure rating | IP67 |
| Weight | Approx. 80 g … 190 g 7) |
| Housing material | Metal, Aluminum |
