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Re: Air Cylinder

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Originally Posted by artdutra04 View Post
To use a single-acting with the solenoids usually seen in FRC, just plug the tubing into one of the two outputs of the solenoid and put a plug into the other output.
Art,
I've seen 5/2 valves out there in FRC. That's actually the style that Vex sells. A 5/2 valve is always sending pressure to one of the output ports. You'll need to plug one of the outputs in that case, or you'll end up dumping pressure to atmosphere when you're exhausting the cylinder. You need either a double solenoid 5/3 center exhaust valve or a single solenoid 3/2 valve.
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