Airtac M5C Long Handle Mechanical Valve M5C11006G
Mechanically actuated · no coil, no pilot airThe AirTAC Airtac M5C Long Handle Mechanical Valve M5C11006G is a genuine 5/2-way long handle type control valve. A long hand lever for operating force and reach. It is an external control, direct-acting valve - the spool is moved mechanically, so there is nothing to wire and no pilot line to plumb. Ports are PT1/8 with a 8.0 mm2 (Cv 0.45) effective area.
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Specifications
| Model | M5C11006G |
|---|---|
| Valve type | 5/2 way, external control, direct acting |
| Actuation | Long handle type |
| Reset | Automatic (spring) restoration |
| Body series | 100 Series, single control |
| Port size | PT1/8 |
| Effective area | 8.0 mm2 (Cv 0.45) |
| Fluid | Air, filtered by a 40 um element |
|---|---|
| Pressure range | 0 - 1.0 MPa (0 - 145 psi) |
| Proof pressure | 1.5 MPa (215 psi) |
| Temperature | -20 to +70 C |
| Body material | Aluminium alloy |
| Lubrication | Not required |
| Thread standard | G (BSPP parallel) |
| Spool stroke | 2.0-3.0 mm |
| Actuator stroke | 11.0-16.0 mm at the handle |
Sliding-column (spool) construction, so operating force is not affected by working pressure - there is no back-pressure effect. Lubrication is not required, but once the valve has been run on lubricated air it must stay on lubricated air; AirTAC suggests ISO VG32 or equivalent. The long handle type control set is METAL, which gives a longer service life than the engineering-plastic heads. The exhaust outlet sits on top of the body, so a silencer fits directly.
About the M5C11006G
The AirTAC M5C11006G is a 5/2-way mechanical control valve: external control, direct acting, and thrown entirely by hand. There is no coil and no pilot port - a long hand lever does the switching, so the valve works where electricity is absent, unwanted or unsafe. The lever is the long-handle (C) version, chosen when the operator needs reach across a fixture or leverage while wearing gloves, and it resets automatically: release the lever and the spring snaps the spool back. The valve sits in the 100-series (110) body with G1/8 ports and an effective area of 8.0 mm2 (Cv 0.45).
Inside is a sliding-column spool, so the force needed to change over does not rise with working pressure - the lever feels the same at 0.2 MPa as it does at 1.0 MPa. The C control set is metal, giving a stable, long-lived switching action. The exhaust port sits on top of the body, so a silencer screws straight in and the station runs quietly. Body or panel mounting both work, and a spare long-handle control set can be ordered separately if you want one on the shelf.
Typical applications
Bench leak-test rig cylinder switching
An operator on a pneumatic leak-test bench sweeps the long lever across to pressurise a clamping cylinder behind tooling, then lets go and the spring vents and resets the circuit without a second control action.
Gloved operation at a foundry moulding bench
At a sand-moulding station, workers in thick gloves use the lever's reach and leverage to index a pattern-draw cylinder, since a short button would be slow and awkward to hit accurately shift after shift.
Manual jog on a bottling line discharge
A technician clearing a jam on a bottling conveyor discharge uses the hand lever to jog gate cylinders by hand, and the automatic return leaves the machine's normal circuit state restored the moment it is released.
How to choose
The natural comparison is the short-handle M5D: the D suits shallow front panels where a long lever would foul, while this C trades panel depth for reach and leverage over an 11.0-16.0 mm handle travel. If the valve must hold position after release instead of springing back, step to the Y lever with manual restoration. On flow, the 110 body with G1/8 gives 8.0 mm2; a 210 body with a 1/4" port lifts that to 12.0 mm2 (Cv 0.67) for larger cylinders. Do not over-travel the actuator: AirTAC publishes a spool stroke of 2.0-3.0 mm and a handle stroke of 11.0-16.0 mm, and pushing past these limits damages the valve.
Frequently asked questions
It is a 5/2-way, external-control, direct-acting mechanical valve operated by a long hand lever with automatic spring return - no coil and no pilot port. Working pressure is 0-1.0 MPa (0-145 psi), proof pressure 1.5 MPa (215 psi), and medium temperature -20 to +70 C with air filtered by a 40 um element. The 110 body carries G1/8 ports and an effective area of 8.0 mm2 (Cv 0.45).
AirTAC publishes a spool stroke of 2.0-3.0 mm and a handle stroke of 11.0-16.0 mm for this model. The spool completes its changeover within the first couple of millimetres; the rest is deliberate lever travel. Force the handle beyond the published maximum and you damage the spool mechanism, so mount the valve so the lever cannot be slammed past its stop during cycling or jam clearing.