2018-06-29, 03:54 PM
(2018-06-27, 04:41 AM)NahanniV Wrote: Is there a clutch or bypass solinoid driver ?
Most electro mechanical below deck drives have a clutch.
These seem to require 2-5ADC.
Hydraulic rams on cable steered boats usually have a normally open bypass solinoid.
Some autopilots drive the solinoid with DC for a short time to close it, then change to a pulsed output to save power.
Yes. For controllers based on brushless esc, the third phase (unused) pulls to gnd can be used for a clutch, already works on my controllers.
For the high current controller, there is also a terminal for this, and I intend to adjust the duty cycle to allow a reduced holding current to conserve power.