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Solenoid LEDs not on / VEX Base Leak

We're having trouble getting the solenoids to work. The compressor works fine and is running, but the solenoids are not lighting up nor working.

I think the solenoids are wiring up fine, and we seem to have lost our multimeter....so I can't tell if there's any voltage going.


We're using the VEX Solenoid Base Mount - http://www.vexrobotics.com/solenoids-and-manifolds.html, and this also seems to be leaking. I presume it's because the solenoids are not getting power and are not blocking out the air.

I would love to show you wiring, but it's incredibly messy that even I have trouble following it sometimes. The connections were initially not weak, the solenoid wires popped out at a slight tug but we re-secured them.


Firmware for the PCM is at 1.62, it's reading no faults, and showing all the Solenoids as off.

I'm attaching our Begin.vi and our Teleop.vi.
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