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What do you say to these linear acutaror?

Discussion in 'DIY Motion Simulator Building Q&A / FAQ' started by berty, Dec 26, 2014.

  1. berty

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    berty, Dec 26, 2014
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    from my limited understanding of linear actuators, I think the 5-100mm/s is too slow
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    dave w, Dec 26, 2014
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    100mm/s would be interesting but hardly the duty cycle:
    What is the Duty Cycle and how it may affect the life?
    The duty cycle is =working time/working time + resting time
    For example: With a 25% Duty cycle: Taking 1 minute of a complete cycle: Duty cycle =15 sec working/15 sec working+45 sec resting Duty Cycle = 25%. Actuator working time is function of load. Whole welact actuators get at least 25% duty cycle at full load.Major temperatures may affect this rate.
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    I sent them an email asking if they would do a video of them in action
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    @bsft nice idea, but IMO the duty cycle is a no go. 25% cycle means 15 sec working and 45 sec rest. There is no chance to get them successfully working within a simulation rig.
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    And what should be optimal duty cycle?
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    as higher as better, IMO even 50% is not enough. 80% would be optimal, but remember these duty cycles are under full load. Most actuators are running at the limit and they are moving all the time, thus they will be overheated and sooner or later fail. I am not the super specialist about actuators, perhaps someone of our "actuators" can report their experiences.
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    100% , I would be searching for some 2nd , salvage units that have a nice strong body and internals then I would mod a DC motor that's going to handle the duty cycle we want to thrash them at.
    Apart from SCN5/6 I have not yet discovered a unit that compares. Well not off the shelf for the same cost.
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    @eaorobbie do you know the duty cycle of the SNC5/6?
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    Not sure , I don't have any spec on their duty cycle but they use a Nema Stepper in the construction of the unit. So it should be pretty high.
    eaorobbie, Dec 29, 2014
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