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How To Make an Automatic Chicken Coop Door Opener
Raising chickens at home is becoming more common and accepted for producing local fresh food. With that said, rearing chickens at home can be a lot more than just collecting the eggs. It does come with a set of responsibilities of ensuring they are well-fed, healthy; they have access to water, sunlight, ventilation and much more. But most of all, you need to be able to shut the chickens in and let them out of their coop daily, which does requi...
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How To Make an Automatic Chicken Coop Door Opener
Full Sprinter Van Conversion: Raising a Bed to Uncover the Living Room
Whether you are at home, on a road trip or living a mobile lifestyle, the benefits of having a comfortable and luxurious interior is something that many of us sought after. This is because an ergonomic and pleasant environment has long-term positive impacts to our mood, posture, and mental health. In some cases, it may be challenging to enjoy these benefits when there is a limited amount of space to work with. For example, sleeping in a tiny h...
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Full Sprinter Van Conversion: Raising a Bed to Uncover the Living Room
How to Control Linear Actuators with Relays and Arduino
Electric actuators typically operate at a higher voltage compared to Arduino and will generally draw more current than what the outputs of an Arduino can handle. Even with this challenge, Arduino boards are still popular for various projects that require programming logic because of their availability, ease of use and open-source nature. The solution here is to use an Arduino wired with relays that can handle the electric actuator’s higher pow...
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How to Control Linear Actuators with Relays and Arduino
How to Repair Your PA-15 High Speed Linear Actuator
Disclaimer: The products mentioned in this article are no longer available in our inventory. This article has been maintained for reference purposes.The PA-15 High-Speed Linear actuator is one of the fastest actuators in our lineup and due to its unique tubular design, one of our most compact products. Over time, normal wear or misuse takes its toll on the actuators and the motor can fail. Repairing an actuator may be cheaper than a replacemen...
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How to Repair Your PA-15 High Speed Linear Actuator
Top 10 Questions We Get from Our OEM Customers
When looking for a partner to meet your OEM needs, it is crucial to choose a company you can trust with confidence. Since 2008, Progressive Automations has been offering industry leading flexibility, quality, support, and field experience to become the trusted partner for various OEMs worldwide. We will be covering the top 10 questions we get from our OEM customers which you will find useful in your search for a parts supplier of electric line...
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Top 10 Questions We Get from Our OEM Customers
How to Overcome Mechanical Noise when Operating a Linear Actuator
When operating linear actuators, there are many product specifications which users need to understand. Some examples of the actuator specifications that are important may include speed, force, current draw, and dimensions. There is however one element of a linear actuator that can be tricky to gauge, the noise level. Many users often won’t know for sure the ideal noise levels or restrictions until their application with linear actuators are ru...
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How to Overcome Mechanical Noise when Operating a Linear Actuator