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Originally Posted by IndySam
I understand how the wiring is easier but I don't understand how the plumbing is.
When we mount the valve close to the cylinder we only have to run one hose up to that area instead of two. To me this is simpler, cleaner and uses much less air. But to each his own 
Cv will vary according to the pressure used and even temperature, it must be calculated for every given situation. It is a poor value to use for our purposes. |
Sounds like an agree to disagree case.
The common manifold requires longer runs to cylinders, but it has less fittings overall as there is a single input for all solenoids; that combined with the fact that an N-port manifold is far less space used than N single solenoids makes the layout a lot cleaner for most robots.