# Locating a part #

**URL:** <https://forum.digikey.com/t/locating-a-part/56767>\
**Category:** Sensors Transducers\
**Created:** [June 25, 2025, 3:09pm UTC](https://forum.digikey.com/t/locating-a-part/56767 "2025-06-25T15:09:28Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![ashley.zeppieri](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/48db29/32.png) [@ashley.zeppieri](https://forum.digikey.com/u/ashley.zeppieri)\
**Post date:** [June 25, 2025, 3:09pm UTC](https://forum.digikey.com/t/locating-a-part/56767/1 "2025-06-25T15:09:28Z")

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I am looking for the part number for the attached PNP sensor pic 8MM

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**Author:** ![Steven\_14444](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/digikey/user_avatar/forum.digikey.com/steven_14444/32/47465_2.png) [@Steven\_14444](https://forum.digikey.com/u/Steven_14444)\
**Post date:** [June 25, 2025, 3:50pm UTC](https://forum.digikey.com/t/locating-a-part/56767/2 "2025-06-25T15:50:05Z")

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@ashley.zeppieri Welcome to the TechForum. We will need more information to find a suitable replacement sensor. PNP only tells us the output type of the part. What type of sensor? What is the sensing range? It looks like there is a label that is peeling, is there information on it that we can use?

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**Author:** ![ashley.zeppieri](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/48db29/32.png) [@ashley.zeppieri](https://forum.digikey.com/u/ashley.zeppieri)\
**Post date:** [June 25, 2025, 5:24pm UTC](https://forum.digikey.com/t/locating-a-part/56767/3 "2025-06-25T17:24:37Z")

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Hi it has to be 2-5mm range and shielded

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**Author:** ![Steven\_14444](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/digikey/user_avatar/forum.digikey.com/steven_14444/32/47465_2.png) [@Steven\_14444](https://forum.digikey.com/u/Steven_14444)\
**Post date:** [June 25, 2025, 6:17pm UTC](https://forum.digikey.com/t/locating-a-part/56767/4 "2025-06-25T18:17:09Z")

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