LEGO Linear Actuator, Load Test

A LEGO Linear Actuator Load Test setup, with a Power Functions M-Motor

Category:

Education

Tags:

• LEGO
• TECHNIC

[Conchinhas]

On BrickLink too! :)

[321bryce]

where the hell do you get the Linear Actuator rams i cant find them any where

[Conchinhas]

Yuo should be able to buy them, through LEGO Costumer Service.

Alternatively, at BrickLink stores.

[Conchinhas]

It is in Kilo.

[appleintosh]

Who cares about the actuators, they're everywhere on bricklink, where the fuck did you get those huge yellow axles???!!

[martis1008]

@atxcortez who's talking about buying used ones? i bet most people buy new ones :/

[TheNiels17]

use xl motor

[Champy8181]

@321bryce dude they sell them in ebay

theyr not cheap like 20 bucks with the copplings for the lego pf mottors

[Srlancelot39]

@bah1313 the maximum load shown is the product of the motor and the gear ratio.

the gear ratio os obviously high to low (motor to linear movement) so the motor's load is actually much lower than what is shown since the motor's output is not in direct force against the scale.

[ochayedonald]

Bricklink will be the only way to get them individually (but don't forget to buy the mounting brackets!!) wierdly, this is the only PF part you CANNOT get through Lego!

You must get them in recent technic sets - used to be just the Excavater, but Lego are releasing more sets this summer which have the actuators. One model has three!

[PortugueseLUG]

No, because the Linear Actuator has an internal clutch mechanism, which will actuate upon certain load limit.

Of course the motor power may have influence, if below that clutch limit, which is not the case of any LEGO PF motor.

[bah1313]

I think this reflects the load of the driving motor itself. The actuator is just a mechanism. If you would have driven the actuator with a large motor the maximum loading will be different than shown here. Try the XL motor for example.