Product Category

Absolute 60-mm-dia. Rotary Encoder

E6F-A

Rugged Rotary Encoder

Model

E6F-AB3C-C

E6F-AB3C

E6F-AB5C-C

E6F-AB5C

E6F-AB5B

Power supply voltage

5 VDC -5% to 12 VDC +10%,
 ripple (p-p): 5% max.

12 VDC -10% to 24 VDC +15%, ripple (p-p): 5% max.

Current consumption *1

60 mA max.

Resolution
 (pulses/rotation) *2

360

Output code

BCD

Output configuration

NPN open-collector output

PNP open-collector output

Output capacity

Applied voltage: 30 VDC max.
 Sink current: 35 mA max.
 Residual voltage: 0.4 V max. (at sink current of 35 mA)

Source current: 35 mA max.
 Residual voltage: 0.4 V max.
 (at source current of 35 mA)

Maximum response
 frequency *3

10 kHz

Logic

Negative logic (high = 0, low = 1)

Positive logic (high = 1,
 low = 0)

Direction of rotation

Output code incremented by CW (as viewed from the end of the shaft)

Rise and fall times of
 output

1 μs max. (E6F-AB3C, A[]5C: Load voltage: 5 V, Load resistance: 1 kΩ, Output cable: 2 m
 max.; E6F-A[]5B: Power supply voltage: 12 V, Load resistance: 1 kΩ, Output cable: 2 m max.)

Starting torque

9.8 mNm max. at room temperature, 14.7 mNm max. at low temperature

Moment of inertia

1.5 × 10-6 kgm2 max.

Shaft loading

Radial

120 N

Thrust

50 N

Maximum permissible
 speed

5000 r/min

Ambient temperature
 range

Operating: -10 to 70°C (with no icing), Storage: -25 to 80°C (with no icing)

Ambient humidity range

Operating: 35% to 85% (with no condensation), Storage: 35% to 95% (with no condensation)

Insulation resistance

20 MΩ min. (at 500 VDC) between current-carrying parts and case

Dielectric strength

500 VAC, 50/60 Hz for 1 min between current-carrying parts and case

Vibration resistance

10 to 500 Hz, 2-mm double amplitude for 11 min 3 times each in X, Y, and Z directions

Shock resistance

Destruction: 1,000 m/s2 3 times each in X, Y, and Z directions

Degree of protection

IEC 60529 IP65, in-house standards: oilproof

Connection method

Connector
 Models
 (Standard cable
 length: 2m)

Pre-wired
 Models
 (Standard
 cable length:
 2m)

Connector
 Models
 (Standard cable
 length: 2m)

Pre-wired Models (Standard cable length:
 2 m)

Material

Case: Zinc alloy, Main unit: Aluminum, Shaft: SUS420J2, Mounting Bracket: Galvanized iron

Weight (packed state)

Approx. 500 g

Accessories

Servo Mounting Bracket, Coupling (provided with Pre-wired Models only), Hexagonal wrench
 (provided with Pre-wired Models only), Instruction manual

Model

E6F-AG5C-C

E6F-AG5C

E6F-AG5B

Power supply voltage

12 VDC -10% to 24 VDC +15%, ripple (p-p): 5% max.

Current consumption *1

60 mA max.

Resolution
 (pulses/rotation) *2

256, 360, 720

256, 360, 720, 1024

Output code

Gray code

Output configuration

NPN open-collector output

PNP open-collector output

Output capacity

Applied voltage: 30 VDC max.
 Sink current: 35 mA max.
 Residual voltage: 0.4 V max. (at sink current of 35 mA)

Source current: 35 mA max.
 Residual voltage: 0.4 V max.
 (at source current of 35 mA)

Maximum response
 frequency *3

20 kHz

Logic

Negative logic (high = 0, low = 1)

Positive logic (high = 1, low = 0)

Direction of rotation

Output code incremented by CW (as viewed from the end of the shaft)

Rise and fall times of
 output

1 μs max. (E6F-AB3C, A[]5C: Load voltage: 5 V, Load resistance: 1 kΩ, Output cable: 2 m
 max.; E6F-A[]5B: Power supply voltage: 12 V, Load resistance: 1 kΩ, Output cable: 2 m max.)

Starting torque

9.8 mNm max. at room temperature, 14.7 mNm max. at low temperature

Moment of inertia

1.5 × 10-6 kgm2 max.

Shaft loading

Radial

120 N

Thrust

50 N

Maximum permissible
 speed

5000 r/min

Ambient temperature
 range

Operating: -10 to 70°C (with no icing), Storage: -25 to 80°C (with no icing)

Ambient humidity range

Operating: 35% to 85% (with no condensation), Storage: 35% to 95% (with no condensation)

Insulation resistance

20 MΩ min. (at 500 VDC) between current-carrying parts and case

Dielectric strength

500 VAC, 50/60 Hz for 1 min between current-carrying parts and case

Vibration resistance

10 to 500 Hz, 2-mm double amplitude for 11 min 3 times each in X, Y, and Z directions

Shock resistance

Destruction: 1,000 m/s2 3 times each in X, Y, and Z directions

Degree of protection

IEC 60529 IP65, in-house standards: oilproof

Connection method

Connector Models (Standard
 cable length: 2m)

Pre-wired Models (Standard cable length: 2 m)

Material

Case: Zinc alloy, Main unit: Aluminum, Shaft: SUS420J2, Mounting Bracket: Galvanized iron

Weight (packed state)

Approx. 500 g

Accessories

Servo Mounting Bracket, Coupling (provided with Pre-wired Models only), Hexagonal wrench
 (provided with Pre-wired Models only), Instruction manual












1. An inrush current of approximately 9 A will flow for approximately 5 μs when the power is turned ON.
 2. The code is as follows: 

Output code

Resolution

Code No.

BCD

360

0 to 359

Gray code

256

0 to 255

360

76 to 435 (gray after 76)

720

152 to 871 (gray after 152)

1024

0 to 1023

3. The maximum electrical response speed is determined by the resolution and maximum response frequency as
        follows:

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* This means that the Rotary Encoder will not operate electrically if its speed exceeds the maximum electrical response
   speed.