I would use caution.
I have looked into this in the past and possibly there have been recent
developments that would change what I learned. My main concern is the
cycle life rating of the switch. For what ever reason, many E-Stop
switches had a rating of only a few thousand cycles while your
>From a practical standpoint, some designs use an EPO/EMO in series with a
motor or other high current device potentially creating a hazard (laser,
linear actuator, etc). I can see why you would not want to use an EPO in
this manner (breaking significant current on a regular basis could cause
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I have an industrial machine with blades that has to be changed out by the
User/Operator. The blade is behind a door with a positive mechanical
action switch that when opened puts the motor's VFD into a Safe Stop
Function Mode (this is a certified Safety Function). In
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