Answer is correct, but some fine points.
I didn't realize that you had previously matched same string with a /g(global match)...as a demo to show what happens: 
use warnings;
use strict;

my $_sensor_type =  "I2600A8600C9800";

if($_sensor_type =~ /[a-z]+([0-9]+)/ig)
{
  print "$1 OK\n"; #prints Ok
}

while ($_sensor_type =~ /[a-z]+([0-9]+)/ig)
{
  print "$1 OK with global loop\n";
}

__END__
prints:
2600 OK
8600 OK with global loop
9800 OK with global loop

So happened to the first "I2600", answer is the
/g in first match! Don't use /g (global unless you
mean to use this in a list context)

my $_sensor_type =  "I2600A8600C9800";

if($_sensor_type =~ /[a-z]+([0-9]+)/i)
{
  print "$1 OK\n"; #prints Ok
}

while ($_sensor_type =~ /[a-z]+([0-9]+)/ig)
{
  print "$1 OK with global loop\n";
}

__END__
now you get:
2600 OK
2600 OK with global loop
8600 OK with global loop
9800 OK with global loop

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In reply to Re^4: Repeated Pattern Matching Fails by Marshall
in thread Repeated Pattern Matching Fails by perlpal

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