Airtac M5Y Rocker Type Mechanical Valve M5Y11006
Mechanically actuated · no coil, no pilot airThe AirTAC Airtac M5Y Rocker Type Mechanical Valve M5Y11006 is a genuine 5/2-way lever type control valve. A lever that STAYS where it is set - manual restoration, so it holds the circuit. 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 | M5Y11006 |
|---|---|
| Valve type | 5/2 way, external control, direct acting |
| Actuation | Lever type |
| Reset | Manual restoration - it holds its position |
| 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 | PT (Rc tapered) |
| Spool stroke | 2.0-3.0 mm |
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 lever 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 M5Y11006
The M5Y11006 is a 5/2-way mechanical control valve from AirTAC - external control, direct acting, and thrown entirely by hand. There is no solenoid coil and no pilot port: the lever itself moves the spool, so the valve works wherever compressed air exists but electricity is unavailable, unwanted or unsafe. Unlike the spring-return levers in this family, the Y actuator is manually restored - move the lever to a position and it stays there until an operator moves it back, holding the circuit state for as long as the machine needs it.
This version uses the compact 110 body (100 Series single control) with a 1/8in PT port and an effective area of 8.0 mm2 (Cv 0.45). The lever runs on a metal control set for long, stable service, and because the sliding-column spool is immune to back-pressure effect, the changeover behaves consistently across the whole 0-1.0 MPa range. The exhaust sits on top of the body, so a silencer screws straight on - a small detail that keeps operator stations quiet to install.
Typical applications
Packaging machine mode changeover
At the operator station of a cartoning machine, the lever selects between manual jog and automatic cycle and stays put, so the mode survives a shift handover or an operator walking away mid-setup.
Welding jig isolation during tool change
Plumbed into the clamp circuit of a spot-welding fixture, the lever vents or holds the clamps while a die is swapped. Because it is manually restored, the state cannot spring back mid-change the way a spring-return valve would.
Bottling line reject gate hold
On a bottle conveyor, a flick of the lever diverts containers into a reject lane and the valve holds that position until an operator consciously returns it - the spool is held mechanically, not by any electrical or pneumatic signal.
How to choose
If you are weighing Y against HS, both hold their state, but HS is a turn-and-stay selector switch while Y is a flick lever - choose Y when an operator needs to change state quickly, HS when the setting should sit visibly on a panel like a switch position. If the state must return on its own when released, step across to the D short-handle lever, which is spring restored. On bodies and ports: the 210 body in the same 1/8in port flows 9.0 mm2 (Cv 0.50) and a 210 in 1/4in reaches 12.0 mm2 (Cv 0.67), so step up from this 110 body once the cylinder demands more than Cv 0.45. The 110 body also carries no button colour code - that option exists only on the 210. Finally, AirTAC publishes a reversal-stroke limit for every actuator in this family and states explicitly that exceeding it damages the valve, so mount the valve where the lever arc cannot be forced past its travel.
Frequently asked questions
It is a 5/2-way, external control, direct acting valve operated by a hand lever that stays where it is set (manual restoration). Working pressure is 0-1.0 MPa (0-145 psi), proof pressure 1.5 MPa (215 psi), and media temperature -20 to +70 C on air filtered by a 40 um element. The body is aluminium alloy with a 1/8in PT port, effective area 8.0 mm2 (Cv 0.45), and both body mounting and panel mounting are supported. Lubrication is not required.
Do not force it. AirTAC publishes a reversal-stroke limit for every M5 actuator - the spool itself travels only a few millimetres - and exceeding that limit is explicitly stated in the datasheet to damage the valve. The manually restored Y lever has no return spring to absorb abuse, so mount the valve where the lever arc is naturally constrained and brief operators on full but unforced sweeps. If a lever or its control set is ever damaged, the control set can be ordered separately as a spare instead of replacing the complete valve.