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Unread 18-02-2016, 07:16
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Originally Posted by FrankJ View Post
Just having two soleniods on the valve does not make it 3 position. If it is, then both soleniods off sets center position. You never want to energise both solenoids at the same time. Do you have the full part number handy?

Two position dual solenoid valves stay in the last state energised. IE extended or retracted which is what you are describing?
I have absolutely verified that the SMC valves that we have are 3 position. Do you know how to lock piston position in the programming (in Java) using these types of valves? The model number is: SY5320-6D-N7T.

P.S. The 'DoubleSolenoid' and 'Solenoid' I was referring to were Java objects.

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