C2/C3 Modular Pushbuttons, Selectors and Joysticks

Description

C2/C3 Modular Panel Controls

The C2/C3 range combines metal operators with removable brown contact blocks and a direct insertion connection between the head and mounting body. The detailed C2 selections cover flat and raised pushbuttons, 40mm and 60mm mushroom heads, illuminated operators, selectors, key controls, two-direction and four-direction joysticks, and red/green twin buttons. C2 uses a 22mm panel opening; C3 denotes the 30mm opening in the family guide. The full models and dimensions below are the listed C2 configurations.

Choose the operating action, contact arrangement and lamp supply together. Most red pushbutton selections use 1B, one normally closed contact, while the other listed colors use 1A, one normally open contact. Maintained pushbuttons have a -D suffix before the contact slash. Selector and joystick codes use F for maintained operation and T for spring return. These are control circuit components; select the actual contact block and switching duty rather than treating the 10A thermal rating as the usable current at every load.

Series Part Number and Ordering Choices

C2 and C3 operator ordering diagram with aperture, action, contacts, color and lamp supply fields
Family ordering fields. Use the complete C2 model selections below for the actual punctuation and available combinations.
FieldCodes and meaningSelection condition
Panel openingC2: 22mm; C3: 30mmThe detailed model tables and dimension drawings in this page describe C2.
Pushbutton headsPNF: flat; PNH: raised; PNM3/PNM4/PNM6: 30mm/40mm/60mm mushroom; PNR3/PNR4/PNR6: 30mm/40mm/60mm emergency-stop type; PNKM4: keyed emergency-stop type; PND: twin button; PNP: pull/stretch operatorPNM3, PNR3 and PNP are general guide options without a full selection table here. The emergency-stop head group does not use the pushbutton -D option.
Illuminated and other headsPIF: flat illuminated; PIH: raised illuminated; PIM4: 40mm illuminated mushroom; PID: illuminated twin; SIS: short illuminated selector; SIL: long illuminated selector; LIF: standard indicator; LUF: circular indicator; MN: joystickLIF and LUF are family guide options. An illuminated model requires the specified lamp supply.
Selector headsSNS: short handle; SNL: long handle; SNK: key selectorUse the listed action/contact combinations rather than combining every option freely.
Pushbutton actionNo action suffix: momentary; D: maintainedThe actual maintained model is written C2PNF-D/1B-R, for example; there is no hyphen between C2 and PNF.
Selector/joystick actionF2/F3/F4: maintained, two/three/four positions or directions; T2/T3/T4: spring return, two/three/four positions or directionsF4/T4 are listed for the joystick. The selector tables use F2/T2/F3/T3.
Contact codes1A: 1NO; 1B: 1NC; 1C: 1NO1NC; 1D: 1NO+1NC; 1F: 1NO+1NO; 1G: 1NC+1NC; 2A: 2NO; 2B: 2NC; 2C: 1NO1NC+1NO1NC; 2D: 2NO+2NC; 2G: 2NC+2NCThe guide retains distinct codes for different block combinations with the same total contact count. Only the contacts listed against a particular operator are specified selections.
ColorR: red; G: green; Y: yellow; W: white; B: black; S: blueBlack is absent from the illuminated pushbutton tables. The R4/R6 tables list red, green, yellow and black. Twin buttons have fixed red/green faces without a color suffix.
Lamp supply, △12: 12VDC; 24: 24VDC; 36: 36VDC; 48: 48VDC; 110: 110VAC; 220: 220VAC; 380: 380VACReplace △ with one supply code. The low-voltage codes are DC and the 110/220/380 codes are AC; do not assume interchangeable AC/DC operation.

Flat, Raised and Mushroom Pushbutton Selection

Each model below is listed with its contact and color combination. A lamp triangle marks a supply code to be selected from the seven choices above.

Operator and actionRed, 1NCOther listed models, 1NO
Flat, momentaryC2PNF/1B-RC2PNF/1A-G
C2PNF/1A-Y
C2PNF/1A-W
C2PNF/1A-B
C2PNF/1A-S
Flat, maintainedC2PNF-D/1B-RC2PNF-D/1A-G
C2PNF-D/1A-Y
C2PNF-D/1A-W
C2PNF-D/1A-B
C2PNF-D/1A-S
Flat illuminated, momentaryC2PIF/1B-R-△C2PIF/1A-G-△
C2PIF/1A-Y-△
C2PIF/1A-W-△
C2PIF/1A-S-△
Flat illuminated, maintainedC2PIF-D/1B-R-△C2PIF-D/1A-G-△
C2PIF-D/1A-Y-△
C2PIF-D/1A-W-△
C2PIF-D/1A-S-△
Raised, momentaryC2PNH/1B-RC2PNH/1A-G
C2PNH/1A-Y
C2PNH/1A-W
C2PNH/1A-B
C2PNH/1A-S
Raised, maintainedC2PNH-D/1B-RC2PNH-D/1A-G
C2PNH-D/1A-Y
C2PNH-D/1A-W
C2PNH-D/1A-B
C2PNH-D/1A-S
Raised illuminated, momentaryC2PIH/1B-R-△C2PIH/1A-G-△
C2PIH/1A-Y-△
C2PIH/1A-W-△
C2PIH/1A-S-△
Raised illuminated, maintainedC2PIH-D/1B-R-△C2PIH-D/1A-G-△
C2PIH-D/1A-Y-△
C2PIH-D/1A-W-△
C2PIH-D/1A-S-△
40mm mushroom, momentaryC2PNM4/1B-RC2PNM4/1A-G
C2PNM4/1A-Y
C2PNM4/1A-W
C2PNM4/1A-B
C2PNM4/1A-S
40mm mushroom, maintainedC2PNM4-D/1B-RC2PNM4-D/1A-G
C2PNM4-D/1A-Y
C2PNM4-D/1A-W
C2PNM4-D/1A-B
C2PNM4-D/1A-S
40mm illuminated mushroom, momentaryC2PIM4/1B-R-△C2PIM4/1A-G-△
C2PIM4/1A-Y-△
C2PIM4/1A-W-△
C2PIM4/1A-S-△
40mm illuminated mushroom, maintainedC2PIM4-D/1B-R-△C2PIM4-D/1A-G-△
C2PIM4-D/1A-Y-△
C2PIM4-D/1A-W-△
C2PIM4-D/1A-S-△
60mm mushroom, momentaryC2PNM6/1B-RC2PNM6/1A-G
C2PNM6/1A-Y
C2PNM6/1A-W
C2PNM6/1A-B
C2PNM6/1A-S
60mm mushroom, maintainedC2PNM6-D/1B-RC2PNM6-D/1A-G
C2PNM6-D/1A-Y
C2PNM6-D/1A-W
C2PNM6-D/1A-B
C2PNM6-D/1A-S
40mm emergency-stop typeC2PNR4/1B-RC2PNR4/1A-G
C2PNR4/1A-Y
C2PNR4/1A-B
60mm emergency-stop typeC2PNR6/1B-RC2PNR6/1A-G
C2PNR6/1A-Y
C2PNR6/1A-B

Selectors and Key Operators

OperatorTwo-position maintained, 1NOTwo-position spring return, 1NOThree-position maintained, 1NO+1NOThree-position spring return, 1NO+1NO
40mm keyed emergency-stop typeC2PNKM4-F2/1AC2PNKM4-T2/1AC2PNKM4-F3/1FC2PNKM4-T3/1F
Short handleC2SNS-F2/1AC2SNS-T2/1AC2SNS-F3/1FC2SNS-T3/1F
Illuminated short handleC2SIS-F2/1A-△C2SIS-T2/1A-△C2SIS-F3/1F-△C2SIS-T3/1F-△
Long handleC2SNL-F2/1AC2SNL-T2/1AC2SNL-F3/1FC2SNL-T3/1F
Illuminated long handleC2SIL-F2/1A-△C2SIL-T2/1A-△C2SIL-F3/1F-△C2SIL-T3/1F-△
Key selectorC2SNK-F2/1AC2SNK-T2/1AC2SNK-F3/1FC2SNK-T3/1F

The illuminated selector color choices are green, red, yellow and blue; their printed model patterns do not add a color suffix, so specify the lens color with the order. The PNKM4 key-position drawings show withdrawal at both maintained F2 positions, the rest position on T2, all three F3 positions, and the center rest position on T3. No separate key-withdrawal schedule is specified for SNK. The keyed emergency-stop type selections above are NO-contact models; the head name alone does not specify an NC safety circuit or a safety rating.

Joystick and Twin Button Selection

OperatorFull selectionsContacts or color
Two-direction joystick, spring returnC2MN-T2/1F
C2MN-T2/1D
C2MN-T2/1G
1F: 1NO+1NO; 1D: 1NO+1NC; 1G: 1NC+1NC
Two-direction joystick, maintainedC2MN-F2/1F
C2MN-F2/1D
C2MN-F2/1G
1F: 1NO+1NO; 1D: 1NO+1NC; 1G: 1NC+1NC
Four-direction joystick, spring returnC2MN-T4/2C
C2MN-T4/2D
C2MN-T4/2G
2C: 1NO1NC+1NO1NC; 2D: 2NO+2NC; 2G: 2NC+2NC
Four-direction joystick, maintainedC2MN-F4/2C
C2MN-F4/2D
C2MN-F4/2G
2C: 1NO1NC+1NO1NC; 2D: 2NO+2NC; 2G: 2NC+2NC
Twin buttonC2PND/1D1NO+1NC; red/green faces
Illuminated twin buttonC2PID/1D-△1NO+1NC; red/green faces; choose lamp supply

Electrical Ratings and Contact Blocks

CharacteristicSpecified value
Rated insulation voltage / conventional thermal current600VAC / 10A
AC-15 switching duty250VAC, 6A
DC-13 switching duty250VDC, 0.6A
Contact resistance50mΩ maximum
Insulation resistanceGreater than 100MΩ at 500VDC
Dielectric withstand2500VAC, 50Hz, 1min
Vibration resistance10g at 40–500Hz
Electrical enduranceMore than 1,000,000 operations at AC-15 250VAC/6A; more than 1,000,000 operations at DC-13 250VDC/0.6A
Lamp lifeIncandescent: 1,000h; LED: 100,000h
Operating temperature−20°C to +70°C, without icing
Storage temperature−20°C to +70°C, without icing
Product standards stated for the rangeEN60947-5-1 and GB/T14048.5
Contact block referencesC10VN: 1NO; C01VN: 1NC; C20VN: 2NO; C02VN: 2NC; C11VN: 1NO1NC

C2 Mounting Dimensions

Dimensions are in millimeters. Front projection and rear depth are measured from the panel plane in the drawings; key projections are stated separately. Allow additional space for terminals and wiring.

OperatorHead or face sizeFront projectionRear depth
PNFØ291347
PNF-DØ291366.5
PIFØ292047
PIF-DØ292066.5
PNHØ292047
PNH-DØ292066.5
PIHØ292047
PIH-DØ292066.5
PNM4Ø402547
PNM4-DØ402566.5
PIM4Ø402547
PIM4-DØ402566.5
PNM6Ø602547
PNM6-DØ602566.5
PNR4Ø402547
PNR6Ø602547
PNKM4Ø4025, plus 20 key projection47
SNS / SISØ292647
SNL / SILØ29; handle dimension 232647
SNKØ2922, plus 20 key projection47
MN-T2 / MN-F2Lever width 167147
MN-T4 / MN-F4Lever width 167167
PND / PID56×301347

Application Conditions

The range is intended for industrial control panels. Specially designed versions and the manufacturer's written confirmation are required for high reliability energy systems, applications involving personal safety or major property risk, harsh or outdoor environments, fire or explosion risks, and military or aerospace use. Match the lamp voltage, contact arrangement, operating action and available mounting depth to the intended control circuit.