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So I'm planning on making some window openers to work with HA. I found a good 12v linear actuator that I can use. You just reverse the power connection to reverse direction, and it has built in limit switches, so shuts off on its own.
My question is, what should I use to drive it with? I currently have a ZWave network running, as well as ESPHome to handle a RatGDO. Any suggestions for a control board? Ideally something I can include local buttons to control as well.
night surge
hmmm maybe I can just use a zooz zen53 to control it >.>
tawny pier
Seeing as you already have esphome set up: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0CYSMFB49
opal rune
Which actuators did you get and how do you plan to power them? I've been considering the same.
night surge
Seeing as you already have esphome set up: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0CYSMFB4...
making sure https://www.amazon.com/Capacity-Programmable-Secondary-Development-Learning/dp/B0B8J9SNB5 is basically the same thing for the US store ^^
tawny pier
that looks like it has only got 5V relays on it rather than the 12v you'd need for your actuator
night surge
Which actuators did you get and how do you plan to power them? I've been conside...
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CWN59XYC is the actuator I got, sized to be just under the max travel for the window
tawny pier
hmm maybe not
night surge
and I still need to pick out a power supply, but that should be much easier ^^
tawny pier
ok, no you should be ok with that one - the relay can handle 12V, the 5V is just its switching voltage
maybe check in the esphome discord if someone has done something similar? I assume you'd have to do something like a template switch to control it - but i honestly haven't played around with it much
also - it apparently wants ~100W which is quite a lot for those little relays, might want to go with a different solution
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