remote control tiller steering question.

[rolmops]

Here goes.
I have a tailfin (powertran) remote control wireless steering setup and a powerpro 3 wireless speed control both for the same kicker. I need 2 remote control fobs to run this setup which I do not like very much. So I tried to hook the tailfin actuator into the powerpro 3 and now everything is through the powerpro 3 controls. The only problem is the speed of the actuator is no longer controllable and it goes full blast which makes it quite tricky. I am thinking of putting a 12 to 6 volt transformer in the wire going to the actuator so it will get half the voltage and hopefully slow the actuator down by 50 %.
Will the actuator speed actually go down or will it stay the same ?
As always, thank you for your advice.
Rolmops

 

[dingbat]

Here goes.
I have a tailfin (powertran) remote control wireless steering setup and a powerpro 3 wireless speed control both for the same kicker. I need 2 remote control fobs to run this setup which I do not like very much. So I tried to hook the tailfin actuator into the powerpro 3 and now everything is through the powerpro 3 controls. The only problem is the speed of the actuator is no longer controllable and it goes full blast which makes it quite tricky. I am thinking of putting a 12 to 6 volt transformer in the wire going to the actuator so it will get half the voltage and hopefully slow the actuator down by 50 %.
Will the actuator speed actually go down or will it stay the same ?
As always, thank you for your advice.
Rolmops

It's not as straight forward as just reducing the voltage.

Adding to that, they play a lot of games with trolling motors to reduce current demand to extend runtime. Really depends on the type of motor and the control scheme in use.

Here is a good explanation of what your up against

How are DC motors controlled? - Speed control of DC motors | ASPINA

The speed of a DC motor can be controlled by adjusting the voltage applied to a DC motor. This is because the speed and load torque of a DC motor is inversely proportional, and this translates with changes in drive voltage.

us.aspina-group.com

 

[rolmops]

It seems that a transformer is not the ticket, but I found a DC speed controller for actuators and I'm going to try that. I hope it works.