World's Smallest Cable Position Transducer
Key Features
- 1.5-Inch (38-mm) Maximum Travel
- Analog Signal Using Precision Conductive Plastic Potentiometer
- AccuTrakTMGrooved Drum for Enhanced Repeatability
- Small, Robust Design
- Choice of Displacement Cable Pull Direction
- DirectConnectTM Sensor-To-Drum Technology = Zero Backlash, No Torsion Springs or Clutches
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Potentiometer Specifications
| Potentiometer Type |
1-turn, precision, conductive plastic |
| Resistance: Value, Tolerance |
5K ohms, ±10% |
| Travel: Electrical, Mechanical |
340°, 340° min |
| Mechanical Life |
5 million shaft revolutions min |
| Output Signal |
analog signal from 0 to supply voltage (voltage divider circuit) |
| Power Rating |
0.75 W at 158° F (70° C) |
| Supply Current |
12 mA max |
| Supply Voltage |
35 VDC max (using voltage divider circuit) |
| Independent Linearity Error |
±1.0% max per VRCI-P-100A |
| Output Smoothness |
0.1% max |
| Insulation Resistance |
1000 Mohms at 500 VDC min |
| Dielectric Strength |
500 VDC min |
| Resolution |
infinite signal |
| Operating Temperature |
-85° to +257° F (-65° to +125° C) |
| Shock, Vibration |
100 g for 6 ms, 10 to 2000 Hz at 15 g per Mil-R-39023 |
| Temperature Coefficient |
±400 ppm/°C max |
Other Specifications
| Case Materials |
precision-machined anodized 2024 aluminum |
| Displacement Cable |
0.018-inch (0.46-mm) dia., 7-by-7 stranded stainless steel, 40-lb (177-N) min breaking strength |
Displacement
Cable Hardware |
1 each of 300196 loop sleeve, 300292 copper sleeve, 300688 ball-end plug, 300495 pull ring, 160026 brass swivel, and 301003 nickel swivel; all items provided uncrimped |
| Nominal Mass |
0.5 oz (15.0 g) |
| Displacement Cable Tension and Cable Acceleration (Nominal): Opt. 1 |
| 1 oz |
0.3 N |
min |
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| 6 oz |
1.7 N |
max |
29 g max |
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| Displacement Cable Tension and Cable Acceleration (Nominal): Opt. 2 |
| 3 oz |
0.8 N |
min |
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| 14 oz |
3.9 N |
max |
49 g max |
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| Environmental Protection |
NEMA 3S / IP 54; DO-160D (ED-14D) Env. Cat. E1E1ABXHXFDXSAXXXXXXXXXX |
Model Numbers and Ordering Codes
| 150-0121-abc |
position transducer (1.50-inch (38-mm) range) |
| Example: 150-0121-L2N (left-hand displacement cable pull,
cable tension: -020, no base) |
| Variable |
Value |
Description |
| a |
L |
left-hand displacement cable pull |
| R |
right-hand displacement cable pull |
| b |
1 |
cable tension: -010 |
| 2 |
cable tension: -020 |
| c |
N |
no base |
| B |
base: L; pn 150015 |
Drawing
| Electrical Connection for Increasing Output with Displacement Cable Extraction |
Left-Hand Pull
black
white
red |
Right-Hand Pull
red
white
black |
Signal
input, V+
output, signal, S+
ground, common, V-, S- |
For crimping of hardware to displacement cable, consider the 160001-01 installation kit.
Need something not shown? Complete a Custom Solution Request.
All dimensions are REFERENCE and are in inches [mm] • Document number: S021F(040129)
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