Features:
- Actuator-side flow control: The elbow form combines the threaded cylinder port and tubing connection.
- Meter-out regulation: Exhaust restriction supports steadier pneumatic motion under changing load.
- Locked adjustment: The hexagonal nut secures the final needle position after commissioning.
AS1201F-M5-04 controls cylinder speed by adjusting the exhaust path at the actuator port.
Its complete code fixes both the M5 mounting thread and the 4 mm tube interface, making suffix retention important for replacement.
The final setting is established on the actual machine because pressure, load, tubing and cylinder volume influence motion.
Apter Power can help confirm the SMC AS1201F-M5-04 Elbow Speed Controller, meter-out direction, M5 port and 4 mm tubing requirement before quotation.
SMC AS1201F-M5-04 Elbow Speed Controller with One-touch Fitting Manuals,Datasheets,Link
Important Notice: Other accessories, manuals, cables, calibration data, software, etc. are not included with this equipment unless listed in the above stock item description. All prices are shown in USD.
- Flow direction: Confirm the actuator needs meter-out control rather than meter-in regulation.
- Thread identity: Protect the M5 port from substitution with a visually similar larger thread.
- Tube interface: Use 4 mm outside-diameter tubing within the approved tolerance.
- Operating medium: Keep the circuit within the published air-service conditions.
- Safe start: Begin with restricted flow so the actuator cannot accelerate unexpectedly.
- Incremental tuning: Increase speed in small steps while observing the full stroke and load.
- Locking: Hold the final needle position while securing the hexagonal nut.
- Access: Leave sufficient wrench clearance without side-loading the fitting body.
- Tube seating: Cut tubing squarely and confirm full insertion into the one-touch collet.
- Thread sealing: Apply the specified installation method without contaminating the flow path.
- Speed drift: Compare needle position, pressure and load before replacing the controller.
- Release check: Verify the tube cannot pull free after the circuit is safely repressurized.
- Compact cylinders: Sets extension or retraction speed at an M5 actuator port.
- Pick-and-place tooling: Reduces abrupt motion in light pneumatic mechanisms.
- Fixture clamps: Controls approach speed while retaining rapid free flow in the opposite direction.
- Service replacement: Restores a matching thread, tube and control-direction configuration.