good afternoon guys and gals thanks for allowing me in your group , i am currently working on my hay baler (round hesston 5580) it uses a polarity reversing momentary toggle switch now to extend a linear actuator you hold it till its fully extended and the hay grabs the twine , you count to 5 bump the reverse side of switch wait 3-5 seconds , several times till its in the home position and ready to dump the bale and start again , i would like to add a one button to start type control , i work in public utilities and have a limited understanding of controls .here is what i need to happen
1) push start
2) send positive 12 volts to actuator for 3-10 seconds (adjustable timer )
3) wait 5 seconds reverse polarity for 1-2 seconds ,wait 3-5 seconds send second shot of reversed polarity . this would need to happen around 10 times to complete the cycle and return the actuator to home position ,
4) kick a light on saying cycle is complete and ready to wrap next bale
1) push start
2) send positive 12 volts to actuator for 3-10 seconds (adjustable timer )
3) wait 5 seconds reverse polarity for 1-2 seconds ,wait 3-5 seconds send second shot of reversed polarity . this would need to happen around 10 times to complete the cycle and return the actuator to home position ,
4) kick a light on saying cycle is complete and ready to wrap next bale