DS-TACHO-2
TECHNICAL REFERENCE MANUAL
3. Introduction
DS TACHO 2 is a remote optical LED sensor. It has a visible red LED light source and green LED on-target
indicator. The red LED light source acts as the aiming device during setup and can accurately measure
speeds from 1 up to 250000 RPM from a distance of up to 1 meter with a maximum offset angle of 45
degrees from the rotating object. The sensor is housed in a threaded stainless-steel tube and supplied
with a 90-degree mounting bracket and a 2.5 meter shielded cable.
Common usage of the sensor is in a wide range of general purpose applications in relatively clean
environments.
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