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    Quote Originally Posted by cropwell View Post
    Inside the sensor is a 10K resistor between the supply and output. AT 24v supply it means that it will source 2.4mA at that voltage.
    Sort of, if you short out a 24 Volt PSU with a 10k resistor it will flow 2.4mA

    If you stick anything between the resistor and ground you are unlikely to get 2.4mA

    Ohms' Law gives you the Voltage drop across the resistance.
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