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Re: Leaky Valves

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Originally Posted by Mark Deutsch View Post
We're trying to assemble our pneumatics system, but we're only able to get pressures up to 20 psi. We can hear and feel air escaping from the double solenoid valve, but we're not sure how to stop it. Any suggestions?
The valves are air-operated pilot valves. Unless there is a certain pressure in the system, your valves cannot switch to one position or the other, and someone must have turned the little 'knob' to move the valve before there was pressure.

To reset the valve, you need to build up pressure. Simply place a finger over the valve vent (the one with nothing connected and a lot of air escaping), you can easily hold in the pressure, and the valve will self-reset at about 30 PSI.

Write back if that's not it.

Don
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