Is 100 ms the latest thinking on door lock actuator pulse time? Any idea what current the actuator draws at stall?
On Friday, October 10, 2014 at 8:13:01 PM UTC-4, Frank Pittelli wrote: > > The door lock actuator probably failed because it was powered too long. It > consists of a simple motor that moves in one direction to move the control > arm. When it reaches the far end, in a fraction of a second, the motor > simply stalls and keeps pulling current until the voltage is turned off. If > it pulls current for too long, it will heat up enough to break the small > motor winding wire. Ask John all about it. He was the first person in the > hobby to fry one ☺ > When using a manual fire button, the button stays pressed for a lot longer > than is required. So, you should always just tap the button, not press and > hold. After the battle, I'll build a circuit for you that activates the > actuator for 100 milliseconds, regardless of how long the button is > pressed. We've been using that approach with door lock actuators ever since > John blazed the trail and we haven't lost one since. > -- -- You are currently subscribed to the "R/C Tank Combat" group. To post a message, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe, send email to [email protected] Visit the group at http://groups.google.com/group/rctankcombat --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "R/C Tank Combat" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
