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Re: Can't get pneumatics solenoids to work
This has been a big help. We have been having a similar problem. We are using the Festo double solenoid. We had no idea about the blue buttons.

Our problem turned out to be that we had 12V to our solenoid breakout, but the solenoids needed 24V. The Festo VUVG-L10-B52-T-M7-5P3 is a 12V solenoid per the AndyMark website. We happened to have VUVG-L10-B52-T-M7-1P3. Note the "1P3". This is a 24V solenoid. Once we connected 24V to our solenoid breakout, it worked.

Note also that the "M7" denotes the size of the air holes. We also have a bunch of "M5"s which have a smaller opening.