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High Resolution Slotted Optical Switch OPB847TX
Obsolete (OPB847TXV, OPB848TX, OPB848TXV)
Features:
• Non-contact switching • Apertured for high resolution • Hermetically sealed components • TX devices processed to MIL-PRF-19500
Description:
The OPB847TX consist of a gallium aluminum arsenide LED and a silicon phototransistor, which is soldered into a printed PCBoard and then mounted in a high-temperature plastic housing on opposite sides of a 0.10 inch (2.54 mm) wide slot. Both device types have a 0.025 inch by 0.060 inch (0.635 mm by 1.524 mm) aperture in front of the phototransistor for high resolution positioning sensing. Phototransistor switching takes place when an opaque object passes through the slot.