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Re: Frustrating solenoid valves won't open

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Originally Posted by Tristan Lall View Post
You're going to need a much larger valve to make the cannon work well. Those have very little flow. Look into how to specify valves using Cv, the flow co-efficient.

Also, consider running the system at a higher pressure (and using hardware designed for that).
Thanks! Where would we find a valve suitable for our needs? We have a 120 psi circuit, but we intend to shoot it at a much lower psi. We actually don't know how much we need.