I am trying to drive the Firgelli PQ-12f linear actuator from a PIC output.
The output of the PIC is 5V as is the input required for the PQ-12f. However, simply connecting them does not work. I'm guessing that the power supplied by the PIC is not high enough (The actuator is supposed to draw about 250 mA).
I'm a little hazy on op-amp setups. I need to keep the output voltage at 5v but increase the current (right now it is drawing around 50 mA, according to my lab partner).
Anyone know what to do?
The output of the PIC is 5V as is the input required for the PQ-12f. However, simply connecting them does not work. I'm guessing that the power supplied by the PIC is not high enough (The actuator is supposed to draw about 250 mA).
I'm a little hazy on op-amp setups. I need to keep the output voltage at 5v but increase the current (right now it is drawing around 50 mA, according to my lab partner).
Anyone know what to do?