Slide Controller Kit Control Linear Actuator with Potentiometer 50 - 500MM Stroke

Product Operation Demonstration Video:

Use Sliding Potentiometer to Control Linear Actuator' Stroke                    Use Rotary Potentiometer to Control Linear Actuator' Stroke

Vertical Linear Actuator Mounting Flat Base                                                  Linear Actuator Limit Switch Wiring

The stroke range of linear actuators is 2 ~ 20 inches or 50 ~ 500 mm. We can also customize any stroke length from 50mm to 500mm, such as 75mm, 360mm, 470mm and so on.
If you want to view detailed information of linear actuators with different strokes, such as detailed drawings and dimensional drawings, please click the following link to view:
50MM (2 inches) , 100MM (4 inches) , 150MM (6 inches) , 200MM (8 inches) , 250MM (10 inches) , 300MM (12 inches) , 350MM (14 inches) , 400MM (16 inches) , 450MM (18 inches) , 500MM (20 inches) .

Package Include:
1 x Linear Actuator A2 With Potentiometer
1 x Slide controller
1 x 10K potentiometer (Sliding potentiometer or Rotary potentiometer optional)
1 x User manual

The information for electric linear actuator:

Introduction:
This linear actuator has a built-in potentiometer with three output wires connected. When the linear actuator moves, the resistance value between the output lines changes accordingly. In this way, we can obtain the corresponding movement position of the linear actuator by measuring the resistance value.

Feature:
High-quality products and high-quality services
New housing design, high working stability
Metal housing, able to work in very harsh environments.
Metal gearbox, high strength wear-resistant gear
Aluminum alloy telescopic tube and outer tube, good corrosion resistant
Heavy duty design, high-power DC motor
Strong thrust, up to 2000N / 200 Kgs / 450 lbs.
Multiple speed options, from 5 mm/second to 160 mm/second
Multiple stroke options, from 50 mm to 500 mm
We can customize any stroke length from 50mm to 500mm, such as 75mm, 360mm, 470mm and so on.
With a built-in potentiometer
Advanced waterproof and dustproof technology
Low power consumption and low noise
Built-in two limit switches, linear actuator will automatically stop when stroke rod reaches the limit position.
Automatically lock after stopping, and no power supply is required.
Maintenance-free

Specifications:
Optional working voltage: Optional working voltage: DC 12V, DC 24V, DC 36V or DC 48V, and 24V is the most commonly used working voltage.
Stroke range: 2 ~ 20 inches or 50 ~ 500 mm
Optional speed: 5±1mm/s, 10±2mm/s, 15±3mm/s, 20±4mm/s, 30±5mm/s, 50±10mm/s, 100±15mm/s, 160±20mm/s
The above is the speed at no load, and the actual working speed will gradually slow down as the load increases.
Max load capacity: 2000N / 200 Kgs / 450 lbs at 5mm/s
Linear actuator can get maximum load capacity when it operates in the vertical direction, and the pulling force is less than pushing force.
No-load current: 0.5~1A at 12V or 0.3~0.5A at 24V
Full load current: 3~6A at 12V or 1.5~3A at 24V
Please use 12V/6A or 24V/3A power supply to power the linear actuator.
Shaft diameter: 20mm
Mounting holes diameter: 6mm [0.236 in]
Housing material: Aluminum Alloy
Stroke rod material: Aluminum Alloy
Gear material: Steel Alloy
Motor type: Brushed DC Motor
The front connector style can be customized: the default is an open hole connector, which can be customized with slotted connector, internal thread connector, etc. And you can provide drawings for customization.
Built-in potentiometer: 10K ohms (You can specify other resistance values)
Duty cycle: 20%, max 5mins continuous use
Service life: approx. 25,000 cycles
Power cable: Five-core Cable (Two power wires and three potentiometer output wires)
Cable length: 500±10%mm [20 in], the length can also be customized according to your specific needs.
Certifications: CE
Environment temperature: -26℃ to 85℃
Operating noise: about 46dB~56dB (Linear actuators with different parameters will have different noise levels.)
IP rating: IP65

Operation:
The electric linear actuator has a five-core cable.

1. The red and black lines are two power lines of the electric linear actuator.
Connect the DC power supply to two power wires of the electric linear actuator. When linear actuator is connected to DC power supply, the stroke rod will extend outward; after switching the power in the reverse direction, the stroke rod will retract inward.
The direction of movement of the stroke rod can be changed by switching the polarity of DC power supply.

2. The white, blue and yellow wires are three output wires of the potentiometer.
The blue and yellow wires are connected to two terminals of the potentiometer, it is a fixed resistance value.

When the linear actuator moves, the resistance value between white wire and yellow wire or white wire and blue wire changes accordingly. In this way, we can obtain the corresponding movement position of the linear actuator by measuring the resistance value. When the linear actuator is extended outwards, the resistance value between white and blue wires will decrease accordingly, and the resistance value between white and yellow wires will increase accordingly. When the linear actuator is retracted inward, the resistance value between white and blue wires will increase accordingly, and the resistance value between white and yellow wires will decrease accordingly.

For example, a linear actuator with a stroke of 200mm and a built-in potentiometer of 10K ohms.
When the linear actuator is fully retracted, the resistance value between white wire and yellow wire is 0.8K ohms, and the resistance value between white wire and blue wire is 9.2K ohms.
When the linear actuator is extended to the 100mm position, the resistance value between white wire and yellow wire is 4.5K ohms, and the resistance value between white wire and blue wire is 5.5K ohms.
When the linear actuator is fully extended, the resistance value between white wire and yellow wire is 9.1K ohms, and the resistance value between white wire and blue wire is 0.8K ohms.

Different no-load speeds and corresponding maximum thrust:

Note:
1. The above data is the maximum load capacity that can be obtained when the linear actuator runs in the vertical direction. If the weight of your equipment (such as a cellar door) is 100kg, and you want to use a linear actuator to open this door, you need to calculate the actual force acting on the linear actuator according to your installation method. This force is usually 2-5 times the weight of the cellar door. If you don't know how to calculate it, please contact us for help.
2. The above is the speed at no load, and the actual working speed will gradually slow down as the load increases. Full load speed is approximately 60-70% of No-load speed.
3. Different speeds correspond to different maximum loads. Please select the right speed according to the speed and maximum load you need.
4. Linear actuators are not recommended for continuous operation under maximum load, we recommend letting it work at about half of the maximum load to get a longer working life.
5. For linear actuators with a stroke greater than 500MM, you should not normally allow them to operate at their maximum stroke under heavy loads. If the actual stroke you want is 600MM, we recommend that you choose a linear actuator with a stroke of 700-800MM.
6. The maximum pull force of the linear actuator is slightly less than its maximum thrust force.
7. When the speed of the linear actuator is 100mm/s or 160mm/s, the self-locking force is much smaller than the thrust. At other speeds the self-locking force is greater than the thrust.

The information for slide controller with slide potentiometer :

Feature:
Model: 0043090
Operating Voltage: 12V DC or 24V DC, please use a power supply of 12V/5A or 24V/3A or more to power it.
Output Voltage: 12V DC or 24V DC
Rated current: 10A
Size of controller: 113 x 88 x 39 mm (4.5 x 3.5 x 1.5 inches)
With a stroke control knob switch and a learning button
With an externally connected 10K potentiometer
Multiple speed options: 5mm/s, 10mm/s, 15mm/s, 20mm/s, 30mm/s, 50mm/s, 100mm/s, 160mm/s
Suitable for linear actuators type A2 with internal potentiometer
The stroke of linear actuator A2 can be controlled by rotating the knob on the controller, or by operating the sliding potentiometer or rotary potentiometer connected to the controller.

Wiring:
If you want to control a 24V DC linear actuator, do as follows:
1) Connect the positive pole of DC power supply to the input terminal <+> of the controller, and connect the negative pole of DC power supply to the input terminal <-> of the controller.
2) Connect the five wires of the linear actuator to the controller in the order of black, red, blue, white, and yellow, and you can exchange the black and red wires of the linear actuator to change the moving direction of linear actuator.
3) Connect three wires of the potentiometer to the controller according to the connection diagram.

Notice: When you purchase the linear actuator and the slide controller together, we have already paired the slide controller to the linear actuator, and you can directly operate the slide controller and the potentiometer to control the extension and retraction of the linear actuator.

Operation:
Toggle the toggle switch to the right, which means the linear actuator is controlled by the knob switch.
Toggle the toggle switch to the left, which means the linear actuator is controlled by the slide potentiometer.

1) The operation by the knob switch:
Turn the knob switch to a position in its travel, the linear actuator will extend or retract to the corresponding position in its travel accordingly.

2) The operation by the slide potentiometer:
Slide the handle of the slide potentiometer to a position in its travel, the linear actuator will extend or retract to the corresponding position in its travel accordingly.

3) The operation by the rotary potentiometer:
The rotary potentiometer has a scale range from 0 to 100, which corresponds to the percentage of the corresponding travel of the linear actuator.
Turn the rotary potentiometer to a position in the scale, the linear actuator will extend or retract to the corresponding position in its travel accordingly.

When the linear actuator is stopped, the status LED flashes slowly; When the linear actuator is extended or retracted, the status LED flashes rapidly.

Note:
1. Each linear actuator would require two mounting brackets, one to fix the head of linear actuator and another to fix the bottom of linear actuator. This kit does not contain fixed mounting brackets, please buy them from the drop down menu. Compatible with Bracket A and Bracket C . If you want to convert the linear actuator to a vertical linear actuator, you can purchase the Fixed Mount Flat Base Model 0043070 , Head Fixed Mount Flat Bracket Model 0043071 or Bottom Fixed Mount Flat Bracket Model 0043072 for vertical mounting linear actuator.
2. You need to use a DC12V/6A or DC24V/3A switching power supply to power this kit. This kit does not contain this power supply, please buy it from the drop down menu.

Production time:
The linear actuators are the customized products, and these products are not in stock, we need to spend 3~7 working days to produce them according to the specified parameters in your order.

Return or Exchange:
The Linear Actuators are the customized products, we need to produce them according to the specified parameters in your order, so that we do not accept returns or cancel orders. If customers order unsuitable linear actuators themselves, we also do not accept exchanges, please understand.

We can provide 3D CAD model files in STEP format for linear actuators. Please contact us by e-mail if you need them.