7 replies to this topic

[Dan Wask]

Can someone give me a pic of what thier solenoids look like ? Mine look to much like motors and too little like valves...

[Nerfer16]

Here are some pics. Don't know if that's exactly what you wanted though.
Pics of Solenoids

[Talio]

There is a huge difference between a solenoid and a solenoid valve.

A solenoid is merely a peice of metal moved through a tube by magnetic force.

A solenoid valve uses a solenoid to open and close. If you got a solenoid, yeah, you just got a peice of metal that can move back and forth.

Talio.

[Jangadance]

A solenoid is merely a peice of metal moved through a tube by magnetic force.

omfg dood taht sounds liek a rail gun, lol!!!!1uno

[Dan Wask]

Yeah thats what I thought they were. Thanks talio. And to Nerfer, I'm not retarded you might have thought that the first thing I did was google solenoids. Does anyone have a picture of a solenoid VALVE ?

[Gamefreak]

Go to homemades at the top and click on BAMF. I think thats one.

[cxwq]

The black cylinder on top is the solenoid. The small black lever on the left is the manual bleed which accomplishes the same thing. The air enters from the right and exits to the left.

Someone asked in the other thread but this is a good place to answer - this one costs $10.99 at Home Depot. It's an Orbit WaterMaster 3/4" threaded automatic in-line valve with no flow control. Model number 57100.

[Dan Wask]

Awesome, I'm thinking about making a shoulder fired tennis ball launcher so I wanted to know what to look for when I got to the Depot.