<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div><span></span></div><div><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><div></div><div>Thanks Hank,</div><div>I believe you are using the Lenco actuators that have the ball bearing system</div><div>at the end of the stroke. If anyone is going to emulate you, this is a good but</div><div>expensive option. </div><div>A word of warning about using other linear actuators; some use micro switches</div><div>to control the stroke limit & there is the possibility that they could trigger under</div><div>pressure if you are pressure compensating the inside of the actuator.</div><div>I drilled a hole in to the limit switches in one of my actuators because of this concern.</div><div>Would be a problem if you grabbed hold of a large object & couldn't let go.</div><div>Also the small brushed motors in my actuators didn't work well in oil.</div><div>Alan</div><div><br></div><div><br>On 15/04/2019, at 12:17 PM, hank pronk via Personal_Submersibles <<a href="mailto:personal_submersibles@psubs.org">personal_submersibles@psubs.org</a>> wrote:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div><div class="ydp2d7f40eyahoo-style-wrap" style="font-family:Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size:13px;"><div></div>
<div>Alan,</div><div>Advantages are huge, there is no pump or valves and the speed control is just amazing. The actuators have ss shafts. It takes about 1\2 hr to modify an actuator to oil or air compensation. You take it apart and drill a passage way in the body so air or oil can flow to the entire cavity. Then you make up a bunch of penetrators with a 1/4 in pipe fitting with two wires each. You also have to drill a port in the housing for the air or oil line, and you do that while it apart. If your sub has external scuba tanks with a first stage regulator, then air compensation is the way to go. If you don't have that set up go with oil. Just depends how your sub is set up.</div><div>Hank</div><div><br></div>
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On Sunday, April 14, 2019, 5:21:37 PM MDT, Alan via Personal_Submersibles <<a href="mailto:personal_submersibles@psubs.org">personal_submersibles@psubs.org</a>> wrote:
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<div><div id="yiv8988840538"><div><div></div><div>Hank,</div><div>what are the advantages of the linear actuators over a hydraulic manipulator.</div><div>Is it just smoothness of control? No large valves? If you have to have hoses to the actuator for compensation, which you would have for hydraulics anyway, then</div><div>is there much more of an advantage. You would need to find a linear actuator with</div><div>a stainless piston rod.</div><div>I am wanting to build a manipulator but still vacillating over the various options!</div><div>Cheers Alan </div><div class="yiv8988840538yqt9906654241" id="yiv8988840538yqt14517"><div><br clear="none">On 15/04/2019, at 10:31 AM, hank pronk via Personal_Submersibles <<a rel="nofollow" shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:personal_submersibles@psubs.org" target="_blank" href="mailto:personal_submersibles@psubs.org">personal_submersibles@psubs.org</a>> wrote:<br clear="none"><br clear="none"></div><blockquote type="cite"><div><div class="yiv8988840538ydpf265fccyahoo-style-wrap" style="font-family:Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size:13px;"><div></div>
<div>Alan,</div><div>It was a shallow dive to get the sub balanced and ready for a job I have coming up. I had to make proper electric penetrators to keep the oil in. I also had to add an expansion bladder.</div><div>Hank</div><div><br clear="none"></div>
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On Sunday, April 14, 2019, 1:49:38 PM MDT, Alan via Personal_Submersibles <<a rel="nofollow" shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:personal_submersibles@psubs.org" target="_blank" href="mailto:personal_submersibles@psubs.org">personal_submersibles@psubs.org</a>> wrote:
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<div><div dir="ltr">Hi Hank,<br clear="none"></div><div dir="ltr">See on Facebook you have been diving!<br clear="none"></div><div dir="ltr">Wondering what modifications you had to do on your electric arm.<br clear="none"></div><div dir="ltr">How deep did you go etc.<br clear="none"></div><div dir="ltr">Alan<br clear="none"></div><div dir="ltr"><br clear="none"></div><div dir="ltr">_______________________________________________<br clear="none"></div><div dir="ltr">Personal_Submersibles mailing list<br clear="none"></div><div dir="ltr"><a rel="nofollow" shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:Personal_Submersibles@psubs.org" target="_blank" href="mailto:Personal_Submersibles@psubs.org">Personal_Submersibles@psubs.org</a><br clear="none"></div><div dir="ltr"><a rel="nofollow" shape="rect" target="_blank" href="http://www.psubs.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/personal_submersibles">http://www.psubs.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/personal_submersibles</a><br clear="none"></div></div>
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