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User Instructions
Universal Slider Action Solenoid S.1
V2.0
– HW rev. 15 – SW rev. 1.7
Aug. Laukhuff GmbH & Co. KG August-Laukhuff-Straße 1 D-97990 Weikersheim
Telephone: +49 7934/9160-0 Fax: +49 7934/616 E-Mail: info@laukhuff.de
www.laukhuff.de
Feature 4: MODE (B)
Here, you can activate modes with holding force in different positions.
no
holding force
holding force
in ON
position
holding force
in OFF
position
holding force
ON and OFF
holding force
ON with damped
decay
holding force
OFF with damped
decay
The holding force serves for holding, for example, mechanical couplers. In the holding position, a current
of 1A is applied to the magnet coil. The force cannot be adjusted.
If coupler assemblies return to their rest position by gravity, choosing damped decay may be useful. In
these modes, the S.1 will ramp down the holding current gradually to make the coupler return more softly.
Feature 5: RS OUT MODE
The slider action solenoid has several sensors for slider position detection. RS signal output can thus be
varied.
Mode 1
Mode 2
O
F
F
po
s
iti
on
Point of deactivation
Point of activation
O
N po
s
iti
on
O
F
F
po
s
iti
on
Point of deactivation
Point of activation
O
N po
s
iti
on
Mode:
“safe OFF”
Mode: “safe ON”
Feature 6: SPEED
Switch position 6 allows for the adjustment of the slider motion speed in 8 levels.
Standard speed setting is level 3. On this level, the operating noise is kept at a minimum. The S.1 magnet
runs at reduced speed to avoid the typical thump during slider switching. It comes to a smooth stop at its
end position and so enables an almost noiseless stop action.
This behavior may result in a movement which some customers perceive as sluggish, especially when
dual action is operated. If a faster response is desired, raise the speed settings. The higher the speed,
however, the louder the action sound because the accelerated mass of slider and magnet anchor cannot
be braked as effectively before the end position is reached.
