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Re: Need help programming double solenoids!

We're not using pneumatics this year, and I was not programming last year, so maybe this won't make sense with the 2015 setup. However, I remember that our lead programmer last year spoke of "strobing" the double solenoids when the buttons were pressed rather than "setting" them. I believe that this is because (physical) double solenoid valves only need to be supplied with current for a fraction of a second; when no voltage is applied to either side, they physically maintain their state through the position of the internal piston.
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