Where this XCMD fits on the machine
The XCMD2516L1 is Square D by Schneider Electric's Osiswitch-family miniature modular limit switch built for heavy-duty position feedback on industrial equipment — a 1NO-1NC slow make-break block in a Zamak zinc-alloy body, with a steel rotary roller lever and a 1 m pre-wired removable cable pigtail, rated 240 VAC at 1.5 A and 250 VDC at 0.1 A under UL and CSA approval to EN/IEC 60204-1 and EN/IEC 60947-5-1.
Sealed for washdown and outdoor duty
Enclosure rating is NEMA 1/2/4/4X/6/12/13 alongside IP66, IP67 and IP68 — meaning the housing withstands hosed-down cleaning, temporary immersion and continuous outdoor exposure, which puts the XCMD2516L1 at home on food-and-bev washdown lines, dock-door interlocks and outdoor conveyor limit stops where a standard miniature switch would let moisture in at the cable entry. The pre-wired 1 m cable connector is also removable, so a damaged pigtail can be swapped in the field without re-potting the body or disturbing the actuator alignment.
Contact envelope and what it switches
240 VAC at 1.5 A and 250 VDC at 0.1 A define the contact's switching envelope — adequate for low-current PLC and relay-coil loads (24 VDC solenoid drivers, indicator lamps, contactor auxiliaries), but not for direct motor switching; the contacts are intended for the signal level upstream of a contactor or safety relay, not the power circuit itself. Slow make-break (rather than snap action) means the contacts translate proportionally with the lever during the 25° pretravel window — useful for positioning diagnostics where the partial-open state matters, and a reminder that this device is specified as a position switch, not as a safety interlock where positive-guided snap-action contacts are typically required. The -13 to 158 °F operating envelope covers most unheated and moderately heated industrial enclosures; cold-storage or high-ambient installs outside that range will need a derated alternative.
Sourcing posture for the BOM
UPC 78590163671 (12-digit 389110109262) and the full Square D / Telemecanique branding anchor the part against the original manufacturer traceability expected on a declaration pack.