2020-06-28, 07:24 PM
(2020-06-24, 03:51 PM)seandepagnier Wrote: can you connect the hydraulic pump directly to the battery and measure the current while it is moving the rudder?
The hydraulic controller can also use a 30 amp fuse but I put 20 amp fuses. The idea is the controller never gets more than 5 degrees above ambient with currents 20 amps and less.
Thanks for the suggestion! Unfortunately I was not able to get the measurements so I got into touch with LS directly and they were kind to provide a power consumption curves (attached) plus further info: "Although the average power consumption is around 6 – 7 Amp, it can reach 25 Amp peaks by rough sea conditions when the cylinder has to push hard and the pressure rises." Pretty hard to say how likely that is to happen...