what is a duty cycle mean for a camera?
DUTY CYCLE. Duty cycle is the amount of time an actuator can run in relation to the amount of time it needs to rest. This is to prevent the motor from overheating. A 25% duty cycle means that for every second the motor is working it will need to rest 3 seconds. ELECTRIC The stock electric actuators offered by Colonial (IndelacTM) have duty cycles as indicated below: