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MCS 30
Metal Switch Short Stroke Ring Illuminated
Approvals and Compliances
Description
- Momentary switch available in version ring Illumination and Lettering
- Assembly by mounting with nut
- Flexible wire connection
Characteristics
Unique Selling Proposition
- Housing material: aluminum or stainless steel, actuator material types:
zinc die-cast or stainless steel
- for use in harsh environments (see technical data)
- IEC/UL 60950
- Flat front design metal made
- Switching voltage 48 VDC, switching current 125 mA
- With multicolor ring illumination
Weblinks
html-datasheet, General Product Information, CAD-Drawings, Product
News, Detailed request for product, Microsite
Technical Data
Electrical Data
Supply Voltage
Supply Voltage Ring Illumina-
tion
Switching Voltage
Switching Current
Rated Switching Capacity
Lifetime
Contact Resistance
Insulation Resistance
Duration of Bounce
LED operating data are listed in sepa-
rate table
24 VDC, Multicolor: 5 - 28 VDC
min. 4 VDC , max. 48 VDC
max. 125 mA
1.2 W
1 million actuations at Rated Switching
Capacity
< 50 mΩ, < 150 mΩ
> 100 MΩ
< 5 ms
Mechanical Data
Actuating Force
Actuating Travel
Lifetime
Shock Protection
Climatical Data
Operating Temperature
Storage Temperature
IP-Protection
3.7 N
0.4 mm,
1 million actuations
IK 05 ,
-20 to +60 °C
-20 to +60 °C
IP 65 Front Side Contact Area, IP
40 Front Side mechanical, IP 67 Illumi-
nation
24 h / 48 h / 96 h Residence Time
Salt Spray Test (acc. to DIN
50021-SS)
Material
Contact Material
Housings
Finger Guide
Actuator unlettered
Actuator lettered
Ag
Aluminium anodized
Zinc Die Casting Nickel Plated
Zinc Die Casting Nickel Plated
Stainless Steel
Approvals and Compliances
Detailed information on product approvals, code requirements, usage instructions and detailed test conditions can be looked up in
Details about
Approvals
Application standards
Application standards where the product can be used
Organization
Design
Designed for applications acc.
Standard
IEC/UL 60950
Description
IEC 60950-1 includes the basic requirements for the safety of information
technologyequipment.
Compliances
The product complies with following Guide Lines
Identification
Details
RoHS
REACH
Initiator
SCHURTER AG
SCHURTER AG
Description
EU Directive RoHS 2011/65/EU
On 1 June 2007, Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 on the Registration,
Evaluation, Authorization and Restriction of Chemicals 1 (abbreviated as
"REACH") entered into force.
Switches
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MCS 30
Dimension [mm]
MCS 30 RI
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Ø33.75
Ø24.5
Ø21.5
Ø14
0.5
33.6
1.2
16.6
~200 mm
A
B
C
M30x1.5
Legend:
A = Illumination Area
B = Actuating Area
C = Finger Guide
Lettering:
- optional with/without lettering
- location of the wires to the location of the lettering is not defined
Dimension
Front Panel Drilling MCS 30 RI
Ø
30
+0.2
Drilling diagram
2
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MCS 30
Diagrams
For 24 V power requirement:
Lighting options for RGY
On the connection side the switch has 4 or 5 wires depending on the type
of illumination. The colours of the wire 4 and 5 correspond with the illumi-
nation colours. The wire 3 (black) is the command ground. Cable 1 und 2
(2-times white) are input and output of the switch.
Lighting type
Multicolor Singlecolor
Multicolor Singlecolor
Multicolor Singlecolor
Active
terminal
A)
A
Active
terminal
B)
Active
terminal
C)
Resulting
Color
Red
B
C
Green
Yellow
(+)
4
5
(+)
(-
-)
3
1
2
MCS 30 RI Multicolor
Multicolor lighting options
Lighting type
Active
terminal
A)
A
B
C
A
A
B
A
B
B
C
C
C
Active
terminal
B)
Active
terminal
C)
Resulting
Color
Red
Green
Blue
Yellow
Magenta
Cyan
White
Multicolor Singlecolor
Multicolor Singlecolor
Multicolor Singlecolor
Multicolor RGB Additive 2
A)
B)
C)
D)
E)
F)
Multicolor RGB Additive 2
Multicolor RGB Additive 2
Multicolor RGB Additive 3
+ + +
−
A) Cable (color of the LED), Supply voltage
B) Cable (color of the LED), Supply voltage
C) Cable (color of the LED), Supply voltage
D) Cable (black), Common mass
E) Cable (white), Input and output MCS switch
F) Cable (white), Input and output MCS switch
Lettering
The last three digits in the order number define the lettering:
000
001-074
101-
No Lettering
Standard Lettering
Customized Lettering
Lettering Colour of Laser Lettering
Material
Stainless Steel
Lettering Colour
black
Filled letters
Switches
3
MCS 30
Order Index Lettering
Laser Marking
001 =
A
002 =
B
003 =
C
004 =
D
005 =
E
006 =
F
007 =
G
008 =
H
009 =
I
010 =
J
011 =
K
012 =
L
013 =
M
014 =
N
015 =
O
016 =
P
017 =
Q
018 =
R
019 =
S
020 =
T
021 =
U
022 =
V
023 =
W
024 =
X
025 =
Y
026 =
Z
027 =
0
028 =
1
029 =
2
030 =
3
031 =
4
032 =
5
033 =
6
034 =
7
035 =
8
036 =
9
037 =
+
038 =
-
039 =
.
040 = x
041 =
÷
042 =
✳
043 =
=
044 = #
045 =
↔
046 =
↕
047 =
→
048 =
←
049 =
↓
050 =
↑
051 = %
052 =
√
053 =
CTRL
054 =
RETURN
055 =
SHIFT
056 =
LOCK
057 =
STOP
058 =
ENTER
059 =
BACK
060 =
LINE
061 =
EIN
062 =
AUS
063 =
AUF
064 =
AB
065 =
ON
066 =
OFF
067 =
UP
068 =
DOWN
069 =
HIGH
070 =
LOW
071 =
ON/OFF
072 =
START
073 =
RESET
074 =
075 =
076 =
077 =
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All Variants
Housing Material
Aluminum
Aluminum
Aluminum
Aluminum
Aluminum
Aluminum
Aluminum
Aluminum
Aluminum
Aluminum
Aluminum
Aluminum
Stainless Steel
Finger guide
Material
Zinc Dieca-
sting
Zinc Dieca-
sting
Zinc Dieca-
sting
Zinc Dieca-
sting
Zinc Dieca-
sting
Zinc Dieca-
sting
Zinc Dieca-
sting
Zinc Dieca-
sting
Zinc Dieca-
sting
Zinc Dieca-
sting
Zinc Dieca-
sting
Zinc Dieca-
sting
Stainless
Steel
Actuator Material
Zinc Diecasting
Zinc Diecasting
Zinc Diecasting
Zinc Diecasting
Zinc Diecasting
Stainless Steel
Stainless Steel
Stainless Steel
Stainless Steel
Zinc Diecasting
Zinc Diecasting
Zinc Diecasting
Stainless Steel
Lettering
lettering not possible
lettering not possible
lettering not possible
lettering not possible
lettering not possible
lettering possible
lettering possible
lettering possible
lettering possible
lettering not possible
lettering not possible
lettering not possible
lettering possible
Illumination, LED
Ring Illumination, red, 24 VDC
Ring Illumination, green, 24 VDC
Ring Illumination, yellow, 24 VDC
Ring Illumination, red / green, 24 VDC
Ring Illumination, blue, 24 VDC
Ring Illumination, red, 24 VDC
Ring Illumination, green, 24 VDC
Ring Illumination, yellow, 24 VDC
Ring Illumination, red / green, 24 VDC
Ring Illumination, white, 24 VDC
Ring Illumination, multicolor, 5 - 28 VDC
Ring Illumination, RGY, 5 - 28 VDC
Ring Illumination, multicolor, 5 - 28 VDC
Config. Code
MCS 30 RI
MCS 30 RI
MCS 30 RI
MCS 30 RI
MCS 30 RI
MCS 30 RI
MCS 30 RI
MCS 30 RI
MCS 30 RI
MCS 30 RI
MCS 30 RI
MCS 30 RI
MCS 30 RI
Bestellnummer
1241.6400
1241.6401
1241.6402
1241.6403
1241.6404
1241.6405
1241.6406
1241.6407
1241.6408
1241.6437
1241.6454
1241.6455
1241.6456
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The MCS 30 switch versions "Lettering possible" can be lettered according to the lettering indices.
The contact material is silver
Terminal: wire 200 mm
Nut with gasket are enclosed in the box.
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Packaging unit
20 in cardboard box packed in air cushion bag
- Actuating elements in ESD safe packaging
- Screw nuts and sealing rings in a bag (enclosd in the box)
The specifications, descriptions and illustrations indicated in this document are based on current
information. All content is subject to modifications and amendments. Information furnished is believed
to be accurate and reliable. However, users should independently evaluate the suitability and test each
product selected for their own applications.
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