Part Number
Definition:
A SWITCH DESIGNED TO PERFORM THE FUNCTION OF OPENING AND/OR CLOSING ONE OR MORE ELECTRICAL CIRCUITS. IN LIEU OF SEPERABLE CONTACTS, THE SWITCHING FUNCTION IS ACCOMPLISHED BY MEANS OF AN ARRANGEMENT OF ONE OR MORE LIGHT EMITTERS AND ONE OR MORE PHOTOSENSITIVE DEVICES. THE ITEM FUNCTIONS IN RESPONSE TO CHANGES IN ITS OWN ELECTRICAL CIRCUIT CAUSED BY THE EMITTED LIGHT BEING REFLECTED TO THE PHOTOSENSITIVE DEVICE OR THE EMITTED LIGHT BEING INTERRUPTED BEFORE IT REACHES THE PHOTOSENSITIVE DEVICE. THE ITEM HAS NO OTHER FORM OF ACTUATION.
CAGE Information
Code | Company |
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58861 | FEDERAL EQUIPMENT COMPANY USE CAGE C |
Federal Supply Class
Title
OPTOELECTRONIC DEVICES AND ASSOC
Inclusions:
INCLUDES OPTOELECTRONIC DEVICES AND ASSEMBLIES WHICH DISPLAY NUMERIC, ALPHA-NUMERIC, SYMBOLIC, OR GRAPHIC INFORMATION, EMITTERS, AND NONDISPLAY OPTOELECTRONIC DEVICES, SUCH AS COUPLERS, DETECTORS, AND SWITCHES WHICH PERFORM AN ACTIVE FUNCTION IN AN ELECTRONIC SYSTEM%
Exclusions:
EXCLUDES ELECTRIC LIGHTING FIXTURES, LAMPS, AND ASSOCIATED HARDWARE%