Kato double crossover power requirements
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? Hi Folks! ? ? ?I am looking for the safest way to actuate the above named crossover. I have programmed an Arduino to drive a shift register which in turn supplies a signal to an H bridge motor driver to actuate the crossover. This works fine on the bench but fails to work as desired when installed in a real life application. I am going on the assumption that the crossover draws more current than I am now providing. My question is "How much power (Watts) does the crossover need to properly actuate?" I have read that Kato recommends 12 to 14 volts at 1.5 amps. I cannot verify this but if this is correct then the maximum recommended wattage would be 21 Watts. I am currently using a 12 volt supply to a buck booster, raising the voltage to 16 volts, charging a 2200 ufd capacitor and applying that to the H bridge. On the bench this works fine, but in application it fails to drive the crossover correctly. Can I safely increase the booster applied voltage to say 20 volts to increase the power output to H bridge without destroying the Kato crossover? Anyone else faced this issue? What was your solution? Thanks. ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? Brian |
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