User Manual

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AUTOMATION & PROCESS
TECHNOLOGIES
956
Gemco 956 BLOK Housing Option
The956BLOKisanoptionalhousingforthe955BRIK
SeriesofLinearDisplacementTransducers.Thishousing
addsachamber,magnetandpiston.
Thestreamlinedanodizedaluminumextrusion
housesthesensingelementandelectronics.The
pistonassemblymovesoverthesensingelementthat
determinesthepositionandconvertsittoareadable
output.
The956BLOK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1.5
inchessquare.Unitscanbeorderedinspanlengthsup
to36incheslongin0.1inchincrements.Thepistonis
designedtomoveeffortlesslyalongthetransducer.A
varietyofhardwareisavailableforattachingtheLDTto
themovingportionoftheprocess.Allunitsareprovided
withastandardquickdisconnectconector.
Thetransducercanbemountedverticallyorhorizontally
usingmountingfeetoroptionalrodends.Themounting
feetslideontheextrusionandclampdownwhen
tightened.Thispackagestyleprovidesacompactand
easymethodofmountingformachinebuilders.
The956BLOKisdesignedforapplicationswhere
economicalcontinuousfeedbackisnecessary.The
sensorcanbeacosteffectivereplacementtolimitand
proximitysensorsandlinearpotentiometers.Applications
includepresses,blowmolding,injectionmolding,
extrusion,rollpositioning,wicketgatesandmanymore.
Accessories
Item Part Number
Spacer Kit
Mount feet for .45” or .75” mounting
Includes two mounting feet & spacers
SD0545100
Metal Rod End, Female for Option”F” 04-570256
Mounting Foot SD0522000
Stainless Steel Rod End 1/4-28 Male for Option ”A” 04-570264
Specifications
Because the 956 BLOK is an optional housing for the 955, electrical specications are dependant
on the particular 955 sensor. See the 955 BRIK pages for specications.
Approvals
CE
Enclosure
IP67 (Optional IP68)
Specications are subject to change without notice.
Shown with optional
Metal Rod End.
Part Numbering
Todeterminea956partnumber,replacethe‘955’ina
955BRIKpartnumberwith‘956’.Typicalspanlengths
rangefrom6”to36”.Consultfactoryforotherlengths.
Anoptionsignierfromthetablebelowmustalsobe
addedtotheendofthepartnumber.

955-S-V0-0120
956-S-V0-0120-X
956 Options
X
No Options - Male Piston 1/4” - 28 Threads.
E
Wet Environment. Electronics sealed to IP 68 Rating.
F
Front Metal Rod End, Female - used with option “X”.
R
Rear Metal Rod End (Connector End), Female - used with option “X”.
A
Tapped Female Piston Rod 1/4” -28 .
S
Stainless Steel Front Rod End used with option “A”.
T
Stainless Steel Rear Rod End (Connector End) used with option “A”.