Omicron Footswitches

Footswitch for auxiliary control of machinery such as shearing, bending, wrapping machines, lathes, riveters and machine tools.
Features
- Positive opening NC contacts for safety functions (not available for mini-footswitch configurations).
- Mechanical life of switches: up to max. 30 million operations.
- IP protection degree: footswitch Omicron is classified IP 40 (mini-footswitch configuration) and IP 65.
- Extreme temperature resistance: from -25°C to +70°C.
- Salt mist resistant.
- Base, cover and pedal made of shock resistant ABS material or of self-extinguishing polycarbonate/ABS-V0, or cover made of die-cast aluminium and base and pedal made of self-extinguishing polycarbonate/ABS-V0.
- Materials and components are shock and wear resistant.
Options
- Available in different configurations featuring various operation modes, cover color (grey, yellow or red) and switches.
- Available with mushroom pushbutton (on request).
- Available in five different lever operation modes: with free movement, with lever locked in neutral position or latched in low position, with free movement featuring two-stage actuating force, and with lever locked in neutral position with two-stage actuating force.
- Single or double footswitches and mini-footswitches available.
- 1 or 2 switches with 1NO+1NC slow or snap action contacts.
Certifications
- CE and UL marking (pending).
GENERAL TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS
Type | Mini-footswitch | Footswitch with cover |
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Ambient temperature | Storage -30°C/+80°C | |
Operational -25°C/+70°C | ||
Climatic resistance | - | Salt mist |
Shock resistance | - | 50 g (1/2 sinusoidal shock for 11 ms) no change in contact position |
IP protection degree | IP 40 | IP 65 |
Operating torque | 1.2 Nm | 0.25 Nm |
Operating angle | from 2° to 4° | 15° |
Cable entry | Cable gland Ø 6, 8.5 max. | Cable gland M20 |
ELECTRICAL SPECIFICATIONS
Type | Mini-footswitch | Footswitch with cover |
---|---|---|
Utilisation category | - | AC 15 - DC13 |
Rated operational current | 3 A/250 Vac | A600 (according to UL508 and CSA C22-2 n.14) |
0.06 A/230 Vdc | Q600 (according to UL508 and CSA C22-2 n.14) | |
- | 10 A/24 Vac/AC15 | |
- | 6 A/240 Vac/AC15 | |
- | 4 A/400 Vac/AC15 | |
- | 6 A/24 Vdc/DC13 | |
- | 0.55 A/125 Vdc/DC13 | |
- | 0.4 A/250 Vdc/DC13 | |
Rated insulation voltage | 250 V | 690 V degree of pollution 3 |
Rated impulse voltage | 1 kV | 6 kV |
Conventional free air thermal current θ < 40°C | 15 A | 10 A |
Mechanical life | 10x106 operations | 10x106 operations |