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Linear Actuator with no limits
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Re: Linear Actuator with no limits
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by DaveW on Sun May 4th, 2008 at 08:21:34 AM MST
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Basil -
I had much the same problem a while back. I used an old timer from a non-working coffee maker and set the time to 9:00 PM. The timer contacts are fed from the Dawn microswitch contacts so that if the tracker has not returned to the dawn position and the timer reaches 9:00 Pm then the tracker is forced to the start position. Once the tracker faces East the dawn microswitch kills the power to the timer contacts and the system is ready for a new day. This backup failsafe has worked for about 3 years now.
DaveW
Re: Linear Actuator with no limits
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by Basil (
basil(spamblock)key@bellsouth.net
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Thanks Thats what I needed to get the no sun problem out of the way. I will try it as soon as I finish the first part.
Bad luck or none at all.
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