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AUTOMATION & PROCESS
TECHNOLOGIES
955
955LC BRIK Magnetostrictive LDT
In A Low Profile Package
The955LCBRIK

isanaccurate,programmablezero
andspan,non-contactlinearpositionsensorinan
economical,lowprolepackage.Thesensorutilizesour
eldprovenmagnetostrictivetechnologytogiveabsolute
position,repeatableto.01%ofthesensingdistance.
The955LCisacosteffectivelinearsensingsolution,
designedfortheOEMmarket.
Thetransducercanbeorderedwith0-10VDCor
4-20mA.Theunitcaneasilybere-scaledandchanged
froma0-10VDCtoa10-0VDCor4-20mAtoa
20-4mAusingprogrammingmodule955-1412.Allunits
areprovidedwithastandardquickdisconnectconnector.
Thestreamlinedanodizedaluminumextrusionhouses
thesensingelementandelectronics.Themagnetslide
movesoverthesensingelementthatdeterminesthe
positionandconvertsittoareadableoutput.
The955LCBRIKisaself-containedunitanddoesnot
haveacanorheadassembly.Alloftheelectronicsare
incorporatedinthetransducerwhichislessthanone
inchtall.Unitscanbeorderedinspanlengthsupto180
incheslongin0.1inchincrements.Themagnetslideis
designedtomoveeffortlesslyalongthetransducerin
guidetracks.
Avarietyofhardwareisavailableforattachingthe
magnetslidetothemovingportionoftheprocess.The
transducercanbemountedverticallyorhorizontally
usingmountingfeetwhichslideonthelowerpartof
theextrusionandclampdownwhentightened.This
packagingprovidesacompactandeasymethodof
mountingforOEMmachinebuilders.
The955LCBRIKisdesignedforOEMapplications
whereeconomicalcontinuousfeedbackisnecessary.
Thesensorcanbeacosteffectivereplacementtolimit
switches,proximitysensors,linearpotentiometersand
LVDT’s.Applicationsincludepresses,blowmolding,
injectionmolding,extrusion,rollpositioning,dancer
controlandmanymore.
Specifications
Input Voltage
24 VDC +/- 20%
Current Draw
100mA Max.
Output
0 to 10 VDC
10 to 0 VDC
4 to 20mA
20 to 4mA
Linearity
+/- 0.05% of Stroke
or +/- 0.028”, Whichever is Greater
Accuracy
0.1% of Full Stroke
Repeatability
+/- 0.01% of Full Stroke
or +/- 0.014”, Whichever is Greater
Operating Temperature
-20° to 70° C
Span Length
6” to 180”
Null Zone
3.00”
Dead Band
1.50”
Connector
Standard 4 Pin Micro 12mm Euro Connector
Agency Approvals
CE Approved
Enclosure
IP67
Specifcation may change without notice.