Phoenix Contact is a wide-ranging interconnect supplier with a diverse array of options. One such option is 1424326, a four-position M12 panel adapter. We’ve had a few questions recently about the position count on this device and why it’s listed as a four-position device when it visibly has five positions. What gives, and is this a misshipment issue?
This isn’t an issue at all. The central ‘position’ on this device is unloaded and unconnected, and doesn’t count as a position at all to the manufacturer or any specific application where it would matter.