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Re: solenoid/spike q specific OFFICIAL ANSWER

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Originally Posted by greencactus3
actually, what i meant in my question "solenoid/spike", was, are you allowed to control multiple pneumatic solenoids off of a single spike relay? as in for example, if you have two cylinders you want activated, but dont want to two spikes. (yes i know y splitter pwm cables are available, but since solenoids dont use very much current, why not power them both off of one spike.
and for some "secret" reasons of our team, we cannot use the pneumatic y splitter hose connections for this specific piece.
Yes you may run the two solenoids off a single spike relay.
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