Mounting Direction; Alignment Of The Sensor To The Magnetic Tape - ELGO Electronic GMIX2 Series Operating Manual

7.4

Mounting Direction

7.5

Alignment of the Sensor to the Magnetic Tape

For linear applications with a magnetic tape, the center of the sensor is aligned to the center of the magnetic
tape. Both active sensor areas (see red hatched surfaces in the figure below) must be guided over the tape at the
permitted distance up to a maximum of 4.0 mm.
Top view:
approx.
1 mm
Side view:
max. 4.0 mm
Figure 8: Alignment of the sensor to the magnetic tape
NOTE!
Please make sure that the mounting tolerances (see section  7.3.1) are observed.
On the underside of the sensor there is a sticker which signals the magnetic
tape side with the active sensor areas. In addition, the -marking indicates the
positive counting direction.
2 active sensor areas
14.5
19
22
26.5
Sensor center = magnetic tape center
Cable outlet
Magnetic tape
Mounting surface
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