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Product Description
Level Sensors
Capacitive Level Detector
Type VC 5510
Capacitive level detector in
flat pack housing, size 35 x 55
x 15 mm. Easy mounting with
two M4 screws. Typical appli-
cations are in whirlpools
(jacuzzis) for switching ON/-
OFF the heating element,
starting and stopping the air
pump, controlling the level of
the water, the level of the
desinfection fluid etc.
Type
Housing
Range
Output type
Housing material
Output ON/OFF delay
Housing
Rated
Output
Ordering no.
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dimensions
operating
NPN
NPN
PNP
PNP
W x H x D
dist. (S
n
)
Make switching
Break switching
Make switching
Break switching
35 x 55 x 15 10 mm
No delay
VC 5510 NNOP
VC 5510 NNCP
VC 5510 PNOP
VC 5510 PNCP
35 x 55 x 15 10 mm
ON/OFF delay
VC 5510 NNOPT
VC 5510 NNCPT
VC 5510 PNOPT
VC 5510 PNCPT
Adjustable sensing distance 2-10 mm
Rated operational voltage: 5 to 30 VDC
Output: DC 100 mA, NPN or PNP
Output: ON/OFF delay or no delay
Make or break switching function
LED indication when activated
1.5 m PVC cable
IP 65
Specifications
Rated operation dist. (S
n
)
2-10 mm
factory set at 10 mm
Sensitivity
Adj. single turn pot. meter
Effective operating dist. (S
r
)
0.9 x S
n
S
r
1.1 x S
n
Usable operating dist. (S
u
)
0.8 x S
r
S
u
1.2 x S
r
Assured operating dist. (S
a
)
0
S
a
0.81 S
n
Hysteresis (H)
3-20% of sensing dist.
Rated operational volt. (U
e
)
5 to 30 VDC
(ripple included)
Ripple
10%
Rated operational current (I
e
)
Continuous
100 mA
No-load supply current (I
o
)
10 mA
Voltage drop (U
d
)
1.5 VDC at max. load
Power ON delay
xNxP
Max. 40 ms
xNxPT
Max. 5 s
Frequency of operating
> 0.1 Hz (depending upon
cycles (delay times)
delay time)
Delay
xNxPT
ON
1
s
< t
ON
< 5
S
(typ.3
S
)
OFF
1
s
< t
OFF
< 5
S
(typ.3
S
)
Indication when activated
LED, red
Environment
Degree of protection
IP 65
Temperature
Operating temperature
-0 to +50C (+32 to +122F)
Storage temperature
-30 to +80C (-22 to +176F)
Housing material
PC/ABS, grey
Connection
Cable
1.5 m, 3 x 0.3 mm
2
grey PVC, oil proof
Weight
40 g
Approvals
UL
CE-marking
Yes
VC 55 10 NNOPT
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