I'm a dunce when it comes to electrical circuits. I have no EE experience and don't understand most diagrams. I'm hoping to get some help with a simple circuit I need to draw up/design.
This is for an automotive application. There is a linear actuator that will open and close a panel. There needs to be a switch that can open and close the panel when the car has power. I prefer the switch not have a "do nothing" state between the two states.
There needs to be limit switches, at least one for the extend motion. If the actuator has built in switches and I use the built in closed state switch, that's fine. The other criteria is that when the car is turned on, the switch controls the panel. When the car is turned off, there is a relay that closes the panel, based on the presence of 12v from the accessory circuit in the car. Would it be possible to also wire in a separate simple switch to feed that same relay 12v even if the car is turned off?
Basically I want the panel to close automatically when the car is shut off, but always be able to open with either one or two manual switches. And for the sake of clarity, a closed panel means the actuator is extended. The actuator will be this or something like it:
http://www.robotshop.com/en/firgelli-technologies-l12-actuator-100mm-100-1-12v-limit-switch.html
Lastly, I obviously wouldn't want anything creating a 12v draw even when the car is off and the switches are off.
So I know what I want it to do, I just have a hard time wrapping my head around circuits in general! Any help is appreciated.
This is for an automotive application. There is a linear actuator that will open and close a panel. There needs to be a switch that can open and close the panel when the car has power. I prefer the switch not have a "do nothing" state between the two states.
There needs to be limit switches, at least one for the extend motion. If the actuator has built in switches and I use the built in closed state switch, that's fine. The other criteria is that when the car is turned on, the switch controls the panel. When the car is turned off, there is a relay that closes the panel, based on the presence of 12v from the accessory circuit in the car. Would it be possible to also wire in a separate simple switch to feed that same relay 12v even if the car is turned off?
Basically I want the panel to close automatically when the car is shut off, but always be able to open with either one or two manual switches. And for the sake of clarity, a closed panel means the actuator is extended. The actuator will be this or something like it:
http://www.robotshop.com/en/firgelli-technologies-l12-actuator-100mm-100-1-12v-limit-switch.html
Lastly, I obviously wouldn't want anything creating a 12v draw even when the car is off and the switches are off.
So I know what I want it to do, I just have a hard time wrapping my head around circuits in general! Any help is appreciated.
