M8 limit switches
Technical data :
| General | |
| Standards | IEC/EN 60947 |
| Climatic proofing | Damp heat, constant,, to IEC 60068-2-78 Damp heat, cyclic. to IEC 60068-2-30 |
| Ambient temperature | -25 ° C / +70 ° C |
| Mounting position | As required |
| Degree of protection | IP66. IP65 for “T” Type with rubber strain |
| Contacts / switching capacity | |||
| Rated impulse withstand voltage | Uimp | VAC | 4000 |
| Rated insulation voltage | Ui | V | 400 |
| Overvoltage category / pollution degree | III/3 | ||
| Rated operational current | ||||
| AC – 15 | 24 V | Ie | A | 6 |
| 230 V / 240 V | Ie | A | 6 | |
| 400 V / 415 V | Ie | A | 4 | |
| DC – 13 | 24 V | Ie | A | 10 |
| 110 V | Ie | A | 1 | |
| 220 V | Ie | A | 0.5 | |
| Control circuit reliability | |||||
| at 24V | DC / 5mA | HF | Fault probability | <10-7,<1 failure at 107 operations | |
| at 5 V | DC / 1mA | HF | Fault probability | <10-6,<1 failure at 5×106 operations | |
| Supply frequency | Hz | max. 400 | |||
| Short-circuit rating in the closed state (IEC / EN 60947-5-1) | ||
| Fuseless | Type | PKZM0-10 FAZ-B6/1 |
| Max. Fuseless | A gG / gL | 10 |
| Short-circuit rating to IEC / EN 60947-5-1 | ||
| Max. Fuseless | A gG / gL | 6 |
| Repetition accuracy | mm | ± 0.02 |
| Mechanical variables | |||
| Lifespan | |||
| Standard-action contact | Operations | x106 | 8 |
| Snap-action contact | Operations | x106 | 8 |
| Contact temperature of roller head | ° C | ≤ 100 | |
| Mechanical shock resistance ( half-sinusoidal shock , 20ms ) | |||
| Standard-action contact | g | 25 | |
| Snap-action contact | g | 2 | |
| Basic unit | g | – | |
| Operating frequency | Operations/h | ≤ 6000 | |
| Actuation | |||
| Mechanical | |||
| Actuating force at beginning/end of stroke | |||
| Basic units 8601 | N | 1.0 / 8.0 | |
| Basic units 8611 | N | 1.0 / 8.0 | |
| Basic units 8601 | N | 1.0 / 8.0 | |
| Basic units 8603 | N | 1.0 / 8.0 | |
| Actuating torque of rotary drives | Nm | 0.2 | |
| Max. operating speed with DIN cam | |||
| Basic units for angle of actuation 8601 | a = 0 ° / 30 ° | m/s | 1 / 0.5 |
| 8604 for angle of actuation | a = 0 ° | m/s | 1.5 |
| 8608 for angle of actuation | a = 0 ° L = 125 mm | m/s | 1.5 |
| 8607 for angle of actuation | L = 130 mm | m/s | 1.5 |
| 8602 for angle of actuation | a = 30 ° / 45 ° | m/s | 1 |
| 8603 for angle of actuation | a = 30 ° / 45 ° | m/s | 1 |
| 8611 for angle of actuation | a = 0 ° / 30 ° | m/s | 1 / 1 |
| Type No. M8 Series IP66 (With tail) | Contact
M = Make , B = Break ,  = Positive opening safety function to IEC/EN 60947-5-1 |
Circuit-Symbol
Contact Sequence
 = Contact closed
 = Contact open
ZW = Positive opening Sequence |
| 8601A | 1M
1B |
 |
| 8601AT | ||
| 8601B | 1M
1B |
 |
| 8601BT | ||
| 8601C | 2M – |  |
| 8601CT | ||
| 8601D | –
2B |
 |
| 8601DT | ||
| 8601E | 1M
1B |
 |
| 8601ET | ||
| 8611A | 1M
1B |
 |
| 8611AT | ||
| 8611E | 1M1
1B |
 |
| 8611ET | ||
| 8606E | 1M
1B |
 |
| 8606ET | ||
| 8602A | 1M
1B |
 |
| 8602AT | ||
| 8602B | 1M
1B |
 |
| 8602BT | ||
| 8602D | –
2B |
 |
| 8602DT | ||
| 8602E | 1M
1B |
 |
| 8602ET | ||
| 8603A | 1M
1B |
 |
| 8603AT | ||
| 8603B | 1M
1B |
 |
| 8603BT | ||
| 8603D | –
2B |
 |
| 8603DT | ||
| 8603E | 1M1
1B |
 |
| 8603ET | ||
| 8604A | 1M
1B |
 |
| 8604AT | ||
| 8604E | 1M
1B |
 |
| 8604ET | ||
| 8608A | 1M
1B |
 |
| 8608AT | ||
| 8608E | 1M
1B |
 |
| 8608ET | ||
| 8607E , 8617E | 1M
1B |
 |
| 8607ET , 8617ET |
