Thread: 2012 Legal Solenoid Valves
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Re: 2012 Legal Solenoid Valves
And while we're at it, I'd love to change our standard valves away from the overly delicate SMC SY3000 series we have been using. They work great but there are a bunch of little screws, gaskets and terminals that are easily lost. Throw these valves in a drawer with other parts and next year you'll find the valves broken.

Ideally there would just be a vendor where you can just order single and double acting 12v FRC legal valves with no fuss or muss and get them in a few days. AndyMark has a double acting valve now and Andy says he's looking into adding a single acting one to that selection.
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