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    Default MFE actuator pinout?

    I have a few MFE R4-180-VSS actuators, have 4 wires coming out. Red, Yellow, white, orange... 1,2,3,4

    Any idea how I would wire this up to a 2 wire GM20 driver? I assume there are 2 coils so I could ohm it out find the coils then see which moves what direction?

    Thanks
    Last edited by polishedball; 05-23-2013 at 08:46.
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    Hello,

    Part numbers are different, but maybe this will help:

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    I have an MFE R4-077 on one of my scan heads, the coils are wired in series, red/yellow tied together +V on green and gnd on black. I see the color scheme is different on the R4-180. You may just need to meter it out to find the two coils, then wire them in series and see what kind of response you get. When the shutter is open the MFE gets 12V.

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    Default MFE R4-180-VSS actuator/galvanometer

    MFE R4-180-VSS actuator/galvanometer
    Red-Yellow 36 ohms Variable up to ~8vDC for full scale +- or -+ to rotate clockwise/counter-clockwise
    White-Orange .5 ohm sense?

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