Just want to make sure my thought process is correct before I proceed.
I have a linear actuator with a 3min / 17min duty cycle (3 on, 17 off)
I don't necessarily need to run it continuously, but it might need to make small adjustments a few times a minute. Every second the motor is energized I add 1 to a duty on counter and if that counter is full, I de-energize and set the off time. When that timer is up, it re-enables the motor again.
Am I wrong to think I could reduce this to 3 seconds on and 17 seconds off instead of minutes? It is just a factor of 60, and after 60 times it would have been on for 3 minutes and off for 17.
I would think that is acceptable; but I'm used to dealing with continuous duty motors. This is the first time I've run into one with a duty cycle.
I have a linear actuator with a 3min / 17min duty cycle (3 on, 17 off)
I don't necessarily need to run it continuously, but it might need to make small adjustments a few times a minute. Every second the motor is energized I add 1 to a duty on counter and if that counter is full, I de-energize and set the off time. When that timer is up, it re-enables the motor again.
Am I wrong to think I could reduce this to 3 seconds on and 17 seconds off instead of minutes? It is just a factor of 60, and after 60 times it would have been on for 3 minutes and off for 17.
I would think that is acceptable; but I'm used to dealing with continuous duty motors. This is the first time I've run into one with a duty cycle.