IR-Receiving Eye

The Wacker Neuson is a genuine OEM Infrared Sensor designed for the RT82-SC2, RT56-SC2, RTLx-SC3, RTKx-SC3, and RTx-SC2 series remote-controlled vibratory trench rollers, as well as select DPU reversible plate compactors including the DPU 130Le and DPU 7060Fe. As a genuine Wacker Neuson part, the is manufactured to the exact tolerances and output specifications required by the machine's control system, ensuring accurate signal detection and consistent machine response. This sensor fits across a broad range of SC2 and SC3 generation trench roller variants — including smooth drum, padfoot, and Compatec-equipped configurations — making it a versatile stocking part for fleets running multiple RT-series machines. Confirm your model number before ordering to ensure correct application.

Key Features

• Exact OEM Signal Specification — Manufactured to Wacker Neuson's precise output and sensitivity tolerances, ensuring the sensor communicates correctly with the machine's electronic control architecture.
• Direct Drop-In Replacement — Connects to the existing wiring harness using the original mounting position, requiring no harness modification or bracket adaptation.
• Broad RT-Series Compatibility — Fits RT82-SC2, RT56-SC2, RTLx-SC3, RTKx-SC3, and RTx-SC2 trench rollers across multiple build variants, plus the DPU 130Le and DPU 7060Fe reversible plate compactors.
• Critical to Remote-Control Accuracy — A correctly functioning infrared sensor enables precise positional detection and responsive machine control; a degraded or failed sensor can cause erratic behavior or loss of remote operation.
• Safety-System Integrity — On remote-controlled trench rollers, infrared sensing is integral to operator-presence and proximity detection — using an OEM-spec replacement maintains the safety logic the machine was built around.
• Genuine Wacker Neuson Part — Sourced directly through the Wacker Neuson OEM supply chain, so you get the same component that shipped in the machine from the factory.

The infrared sensor on Wacker Neuson remote-controlled trench rollers and reversible plate compactors detects positional or proximity signals and transmits them to the machine's control system to enable accurate, responsive operation. On RT-series trench rollers in particular, this sensor is a core element of the remote-control and safety architecture — if the sensor drifts out of calibration, becomes damaged, or fails entirely, the machine may respond inconsistently to remote inputs or trigger fault conditions that take the roller out of service. Replacing a worn or failed sensor with a genuine OEM unit like the 5000170949 restores the original detection accuracy the control system was designed to work with.

Part Details

Compatibility & Fitment

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Fitment is machine-number and revision-specific; always confirm your model and serial number against the fitment list.

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