The MC401 open loop DC controller is designed to drive our 400 series actuators.  The MC401 controller allows the user to operate one of our 400 series actuators of similar or different travel lengths.
   The MC401 single-axis controller has two preset speed settings: rapid (0.8 mm/second) and medium (100 µm/second).  The third speed selector (slow) has a variable 330° potentiometer that enables settings from high speed
(35 µm/second) to low speed (5 µm/second).  With the speed selector set at the slowest settings, consistent 1.0 µm moves are easily made by the simple bump of an axis button.
   The MC401 controller uses a wall mounted DC power supply as its source.  This noise-free DC controller, along with our 400 series drives, can be used in proximity of electrophysiology experiments.