Part OPB853A1-3
Description Slotted Optical Switch
Manufacturer TT Electronics
Size 690.93 KB
TT Electronics
OPB853A1-3

Overview

Slotted optical switches in the OPB852, and OPB853 series consist of an infrared emitting diode and a NPN silicon phototransistor or photodarlington, mounted on opposite sides of a 0.125” (3.175 mm) wide slot. The OPB852A, OPB852B and OPB852C have phototransistor output, while the OPB853A, OPB853B and OPB853C have photodarlington output.

  • Inexpensive opaque plastic housing
  • Choice of transistor (OPB852) or photodarlington (OPB853) output
  • 0.125” (3.18 mm) slot width
  • 0.290” (7.37 mm) lead spacing
  • Apertured for high resolution