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Re: pic: Pneu Module w/ SMC Manifold

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Originally Posted by tap13 View Post
Very neat wiring! This might be a stupid question but we use SMC manifolds at work too, however instead of having the output wires directly attached to the solenoid, it is attached to the manifold, then the manifold acts as a hub for the output wires which makes wiring much easier. I looked at the rules, but still a little confused if that would be legal or not.
Sorry, but I do not understand. What do you mean by "the manifold acts as a hub for the output wires"? The solenoid wires go directly from the PCM (previously the pneumatic breakout) to the solenoid, with no side trips. The only time you would legally* have use of a "hub" is if you are switching multiple solenoids from a spike relay module, which you did not mention.

*Usual caveat about rules subject to change next year
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