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From: Alan James <alanjames@xtra.co.nz>
To: personal_submersibles@psubs.org
Sent: Sun, Sep 12, 2010 6:10 am
Subject: [PSUBS-MAILIST] linear actuators
Hi all,
I just filled a linear actuator motor up with baby
oil (mineral oil)
to see how it went. It was running rough. It would
run consistently
but jerky, it ran slightly better in
reverse.
It occurred to me that most electric linear
actuator motors were probably
brushed DC & wouldn't run that well with oil
compensation.
I used the mineral oil instead of the WD40 (wich is
more commonly used
in larger motors), because in experiments I
found WD40 dissolved some
plastics in time, & there were plastic components in my actuators that it might
effect.
Not sure where to go with this one.
Hydraulics?
Alan