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Re: Pause a piston?

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Originally Posted by cliff451 View Post
I was charged with the job of stopping a pnumatic piston in the middle of it's stroke. I first thought of getting both sides of the solenoid to fire at once and realized that it wouldn't work.

Can I take two single throw solenoids and have them act against eachother in the middle of the stroke? I haven't tried it yet and need ideas. If anyone has tried this let me know!
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What you are looking for is a double valve, with a center CLOSED port.

It's a 3-position valve. SMC has them in the same series as the kit of part valve, only you need the center closed version.
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