will this burn up actuator?

I was going to hookup to relays to an actuator.  Question, if i have my actuator being fed a constant 12volts will it end up burning the actuator? Like if i make it so that its always got a  positve 12volts on one side and ground out the other side would i ruin something or drain the battery?

Thanks, i know its a dumb question but it would save me a lot trouble and time.

I'm trying to make my actuator open and close all in one pulse.

So basically when i hit the trunk pop on my alarm, my actuator to the trunk will unlock and lock.

Your probably wondering why i'd want that. It is complicated to explain but i'll try.  Basically the "unlock" portion of the trunk would make it pop up.  Without the "lock" portion, the trunk will go down but the mechanical latch won't shut. Reason is that while the actuator is in the "unlock" position, the motor inside is in the "closed" state.  Because of this "closed" state, the trunk's mechanical latch is to weak to pull the actuator back the the original position. 

I know that if i can make the trunk actuator go open and closed, this will solve all my problems.

Thanks for the help!

nice challange. Lets start with the basic circuit. Pick which one best fits your alarm.

https://www.the12volt.com/installbay/forum_posts.asp?tid=90977&PN=1

thanks for the nifty diagram wizard!

Maybe i''m not understanding right but is this assuming i have 2 negative outputs available?

Sorry for my ignorance. I wanted to baiscally have the polarities swap sides all in one button push using just one negative output from alarm (since thats all i have).  From what i understand, please correct me if i'm wrong: The diagram you proposed makes it so that if i push the button once, it will unlock, push again and it will lock right?

This diagram has a seperate lock and unlock signal. Here is why I picked this one.

You only need one function by what you say. unlock function. Now we figure out how to hook the constant to momentary circuit to the other side for automatic locking action.

I need to know if we have a Negitive pulse or a positive Pulse.

i have a negative pulse from my alarm.

Thanks Wizard!

Here is what I came up with so far.

The Diode is a standard diode like 1N2001 1N2002 1N2004

it stops the coil from dammaging the capacitor and resistor.