The Square D Osiswitch XCMD25F2L1 is a heavy-duty miniature limit switch built for wet, dusty, or washdown environments — the IP66/IP67/IP68 enclosure and NEMA 1/2/4/4X/6/12/13 rating mean it seals out high-pressure spray and temporary submersion, making it a fit for food-and-bev lines, washdown stations, or outdoor conveyor transfers. Contact rating is 240 VAC 1.5 A and 250 VDC 0.1 A; the 1NO-1NC slow make/break configuration gives positive-break assurance on the NC side — the NC opens before the NO closes, so a safety circuit sees a guaranteed-open state before the run signal comes in.
Approvals include UL and CSA, covering installations in North American and Canadian jurisdictions. The switch also complies with EN/IEC 60204-1 and EN/IEC 60947-5-1, the machinery safety and control-device standards that govern limit switches in European-rated panels.
Integration notes
Body is ZAMAK zinc alloy — corrosion-resistant and rigid enough for repeated bolt-down in wet cells. Connection is a 1 m pre-wired removable cable connector; the pigtail saves panel space versus a separate junction box, and the removable connector means a swap-out doesn't require re-terminating the cable. Below that range the lubricant in the snap-action mechanism may stiffen; above it the ZAMAK body and seals hold up to washdown heat but not direct flame or oven proximity.