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Instruction Manual RLS and RLS24 Rugged Laser Sensors 15 Columbia Drive Amherst, NH 03031 USA Phone: (603) 883-3390 • Fax: (603) 886-3300 E-mail: support@monarchinstrument.com Website: www.monarchinstrument.com...
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Safe Use Guidance: Manufacturer: Class 2 lasers are considered safe Monarch Instrument for accidental eye exposure. Do 15 Columbia Drive not look or stare into beam. Do Amherst, NH 03031 USA not aim at aircraft.
ACCESSORIES ..............7 Monarch Instrument’s Limited Warranty applies. www.monarchinstrument.com for details. Warranty Registration and Extended Warranty Coverage information is available online at www.monarchinstrument.com. Monarch Instrument holds the following US trademarks and registrations, all rights reserved: illumiNova®, Nova-Pro®, Nova-Strobe™, DataChart™, Track-It™.
2 jam nuts are provided for mounting. The RLS and RLS24 are supplied with a removable 3 m [9.8 ft.] cable with a watertight M12 4 Pole Female connector on one end and a 3.5 mm [1/8 inch] male stereo plug (RLS-P or RLS24-P) or 4 tinned wires (RLS-W or RLS24-W) on the other end.
Connection to the sensor is via the watertight M12 connector on the end of the sensor. The sensor may be ordered with one of two cables: the -P with a 3.5 mm stereo connector or the -W with tinned wires as shown below. RLS-W with wires RLS-P with plug...
OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS Plug the sensor into an appropriate power source (RLS = 4-15 V dc, RLS24 = 10-24 V dc). The RLS-P will work directly with all Monarch handheld tachometers and stroboscopes that accept pulse input through an input jack (e.g., PLT200, PLS, dax, dbx, DBL, pbx, PBL, Nova-Pro® 300, Nova-Pro®...
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(15 degrees) from perpendicular so that the sensor will receive only pulses from the reflective marker. Triggering from contrasting colors should be done perpendicular to the target. The RLS should be at least 1 inch from the reflective target to avoid false triggering. The green LED On-Target Indicator will blink at the input frequency rate when the RLS is properly aimed.
Green LED on tube body - active when pulse present Operating Range Up to 7.6 m [25 ft.] and 60° offset from target RLS-W and RLS-P: 4 - 15 V dc ±20% 0.5W Power Requirements RLS24-W and RLS24-P: 10 - 24 V dc ±20% 0.5W Standard: Open Collector with internal pull up resistor (5600 ohm) to supply voltage;...
Dimensions Environmental This product is rated IP67 when used with supplied cables. Operating Temperature: -10 °C to +50 °C (14 °F to 122 °F) Storage Temperature: -40 °C to +80 °C (-40 °F to 170 °F) Compliance • CE Compliant •...
PN: 6180-085 RLS-w Cable: 3 m cable with M12 connector to tinned leads PN: 6180-084 RLS-Nut: Jam Nut M20 x 1.5 x 10 mm Two required to secure to Mounting Bracket PN: 1053-0189-001 RLS-Mount: Mounting Bracket 90° slotted...
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