Schneider Electric XCS-A503 Safety Limit Switch

Description:

The Telemecanique XCSA503 safety switch is a metal-bodied safety interlock switch from the Telemecanique Safety Switches XCS XCSA series featuring a key-operated turret head and positive-opening safety contacts. It is commonly used to monitor machine guards, access doors, and protective enclosures to help prevent hazardous machine operation when safety guards are opened. Maintenance teams, OEMs, and system integrators use the XCSA503 safety switch for replacement, retrofit, repair, and expansion of industrial machine safety systems.

Applications:

The Telemecanique XCSA503 safety switch is designed for safeguarding access doors, machine enclosures, robotic cells, packaging machinery, and automated production equipment. As part of the Telemecanique Safety Switches XCS XCSA series, it provides positive-opening safety contacts for integration with safety relays and safety controllers in industrial safety circuits.

Technical Specifications:

• Manufacturer Part Number: XCSA503
• Manufacturer: Telemecanique Sensors / Schneider Electric
• Product Type: Safety Switch
• Family/Series: Telemecanique Safety Switches XCS – XCSA
• Contact Configuration: 1 NC + 2 NO
• Contact Operation: Slow Break, Break Before Make
• Rated Voltage: 240 V AC-15
• Rated Current: 3 A at 240 V AC-15; 6 A at 120 V AC-15
• Terminal Type: Screw Clamp Terminals (1 × 0.5...2 × 1.5 mm²)
• Connection Type: 1 × 1/2 in. NPT Cable Entry
• Material: Zamak Body and Head
• Protection Rating: IP67
• Certifications: CSA, UL
• Function: Guard Door Monitoring with Positive-Opening Safety Contacts
• Application: Machine Guards, Safety Gates, Access Doors, and Protective Enclosures

Common Replacements:

• XCSA501
• XCSA502
• XCSA703