See a picture of the control up front.How does it work?Do you have a twist throttle with a right left switch on top?

 

Right left switch on top, throttle up/down on front of handle controlled with you middle finger.

 

How fast is it? is there a way adjust the speed?

 

Takes 4-5 seconds to do a 360 turn, Only way to adjust speed would be gearing on the rack and pinion.

 

How fast can u go from full throttle to idle or vice versa

 

1 to 1.5 seconds. The travel of the throttle linkage is .625 of an inch on the briggs motor. It is adjustable by the pivot point on the cam you make for the actuator.

 

Where did you get or how did you make the R&P setup?

 

I like it! Im not sure if i would like the throttle to be on an actuator though, how are you liking that part? You could make that wireless even.

 

The throttle is kind of nice because its like cruise control when your looking for fish,yet fast enough to come to idle when you shoot. The rack and pinion can be had from Applied technologies. The only problem is you may have to buy more of the rack then needed but, i'm sure you could sell it to somebody else looking to build a fan. If you end up not liking the electric actuator it would be super simple to hook a cable to as well. The rack is a real good robust design, no cables,pulleys,chains or sprockets to deal with. And the stuff also turns super easy with a cable setup as 2 of my buddys have them.

 

where can i get mine

 

PM gbollom hes got alot of info on the actuators them selves

 

I like the electric life actuators, they are an inclosed motor type so you dont have a gear motor hanging off to break, i have talked to them at SEMA as well and we used there switches when i produced electric cutouts.

 

Wait a minute, not applied technologies, give me a minute and I will remember.......

 

Sorry, it is Applied technologies.

 

Thats a good looking setup but the question thats not been ask yet is how much would it cost to get into a setup like that?

 

The turn actuator is roughly 300, throttle actuator is 60, rack and pinion is 100 and you got extra rack(think its sold in like a 4ft chunk,+ some misc steel for mounting. You can definantly save some on a steering actuator but thats the heart and sole so it ain't a bad place to spend it.

 

Electric life actuators are considerably cheaper. I like the idea of a cable on the throttle still, that must just be the dirtbike racer in me lol

 

Whats there duty cycle on a comparable model? Do they have a clutch built into them, there web page kind of stinks.

 

Im not sure on the duty cycles, they dont use a clutch that im aware of but im not expert on them yet

 

does it stay where you put it when you turn the fan? or does it creep?

 

Stays where you put it. I once forgot to stap it in place for the 45 mile ride to the river, never moved.

 

ok i was toying with the idea of using a ring gear rotated by a motor driven worm gear. i think it would be more compact at least.

 

I work for Applied Industrial Technologies in Madison, Wi but there are locations in every state - most of the gear rack is sold in 4 or 5' sections...if you call up your local store they might be able to get you a smaller section. I have worked with a couple guys setting up boats selling them 4 bolt flanged bearings and chain and sprockets.