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Re: Solenoid LEDs not on / VEX Base Leak

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If your manifold is leaking, you have a plumbing problem. How do you have it plumbed? Pressure should go into the port labeled P, and your cylinders should be connected to ports A and B. EA and EB are the exhaust, so leave these open.
Yeah, we got advice on this base from another thread. You can see the BaseTubing image, the first picture, attached below

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Does every fitting have Teflon tape, and are they tight?
All those that have threads have Teflon tape.

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Put soapy water on the fittings, and look for bubbles to find out where the leaks are.
This is the current plan, I'll also double check the Teflon.

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Try to clean up your wiring; diagnosing spaghetti at a competition is not fun, trust me.
Fortunately, this is just our test platform. Unfortunately, it's not even fun diagnosing it right now. But the only way to learn is to do it wrong, and realize it's wrong. I hope there's at least one lesson learned about wiring here.

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Are you using single or double solenoids?
Single solenoids. SMC ones from VEX

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Unfortunately, it is difficult to diagnose problems we can't see. Can you post pictures, even if things are messy?
I attached a close up of the PCM but it's not really helpfu this is the second picturel. The BaseWiring (third picture) is the better picture. You can actually attempt to follow the wires.
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