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SERIES C50Compact, Safety-Rated,Positive-Break Limit Switches®Features & Benefits• “Positive-Break” NC contact … won’t stick or weld shut.• Compact size … ideal where space is limited.• Rugged, corrosion-resistant housing … tolerates hostileenvironments.• Meets rigid safety standards … IEC, VDE.• Electrically-insulated contacts … for added safety.AVAILABLE STANDARD MODELSContactPart NumberConfigurationActuator TypeC50RC50ST1 NO & 1 NC1 NO & 1 NCRoller plungerAdjustable plungerDescriptionThe C50 Series limit switches are designed for use withmovable machine guards/access gates which must be closedfor operator safety … and for any other presence/positionsensing application normally addressed with conventional limitswitches. Their positive-opening NC contact provides a higherlevel of safety and reliability than conventional spring-drivenlimit switches whose contacts can weld or stick shut.Typical ApplicationsThe C50 Series may be used in any presence/positionsensing application normally addressed with conventionallimit switches.OperationThe C50 Series are designed to mount to a machine structuresuch that when the guard is open, it directly drives the switchactuator to force open the unit’s positive-break, normallyclosedcontact. The positive-break NC contact ensures circuitinterruption (and machine stoppage). Note that for safetyapplications, these switches must be mounted in the “positivemode.”Optional SafetyController.See Page 327.®is a trademark of SCHMERSAL260