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Re: issues with Solenoid(Valve)

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Originally Posted by team1631 View Post
We used a voltage meter to check if it was receiving anything. Pressurizing is kinda hard to do when the valve starts open.
That would be your issue, the valve outputs can not be open to room air. Connect a short length of tubing to the outputs and kink it(And probably ziptie it to hold it in place), then try.
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