Thread: double acting constantly has exaust air?
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Unread 05-02-2004, 20:15
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Re: double acting constantly has exaust air?
The solonoids require at least 30 PSI to work correctly - that might be your problem, or you might have it connected incorrectly - check the pnuematics manual part of the FIRST manual

its easy to check the cylinder itself - unhook the hoses and put your finger over one connector - you should be able to pull the end in and out and create pressure and suction in the cylinder

also - test it with the relay power off by pushing the little buttons on the solonoid - maybe you are powering both ends of the solonoid at the same time? To power the solonoid from only one Spike, you need to use diodes as shown in the electrical section of the manual.

one other possibility - if you are using the flow restrictors, they have to go on the cylinder, not on the solonoid - they restrict air in one direction only, and the cylinder has to be able to vent faster than its being fillled to work correctly.
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