A drive power control device according to the present invention includes a
transistor, which is input with a driving signal before current
amplification into a base thereof, and which amplifies a current of the
driving signal to drive an actuator; a switching element, which switches
an input of a supply voltage to a collector of the transistor between on
and off; and a voltage comparator, which compares a base voltage and a
collector voltage of the transistor, and which controls the switching
element such that the input of the supply voltage to the collector is
turned off when a predetermined voltage difference occurs, and the input
of the supply voltage to the collector is turned on when a predetermined
voltage difference does not occur.