Can I control more than one hydraulic lever on the same vehicle with a single system?
A separate servo motor is required for each manual lever, because a motor mechanically drives a single lever. In multi-lever installations, the motors are mounted separately and calibrated one by one. With 24V support and an advanced calibration structure, the HCT402 is positioned for multi-lever and heavy duty installations.
The mechanical reality is clear: a servo motor moves the single lever it grips. If you want to control two functions, two motors are required.
What must be planned in a multi-lever installation:
- Layout: The distance between the levers on the valve bank must be enough for the motor bodies and brackets to fit side by side. The HC400 motor body measures 165 x 90 x 40 mm.
- Supply: The supply and fuse for each motor must be planned separately, and the total current must be evaluated against the capacity of the battery and the main cable.
- Calibration: The travel range and direction definition of each motor is done separately; the mechanical end points of the levers differ from each other.
- Control logic: Which joystick axis will drive which lever must be settled during the installation stage.
Because installation complexity increases, a compatibility assessment with photographs of the valve bank and levers before mounting is recommended for multi-lever projects. The number of levers, the distance between levers, and the measured peak force of each lever are the basic inputs of this assessment.
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