New to the forum and sorry if this has been asked before but, is there any guidance on where I can find the strongest load, fastest, lightest linear actuators?
Welcome to HEF, DJ6ta ! Without a detailed description of the application no one can answer your question. I thought about putting one on a fertilizer spreader once. I decided it was to expensive and decided not to do it.
Ok. Fair enough. I'm building power armor. I want to build the armor with the linear actuators that can move some what as fast as human limbs.
And what are your power limits? ie... how much power draw is available... surge and sustainable? as speed comes with massive draws...
I've been considering a bank of 6 to 8, batteries wired in parallel. I have found some 16v/16000mAh Lipo batteries that should be enough power to give me my desired results. Albeit, not long lived operation, but there should be enough power and capacity to do what I want.
What is power armor? An electric linear actuator is typically motor driven with a gear reduction. The more powerful the slower its going to move and none are what I would describe as human limb speed. This probably isn't the best forum to ask on. I would look for something more related to robotics honestly, but if you want to give more details maybe someone here can help. Can you use pneumatics?