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Unread 10-02-2009, 08:03
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Re: Festo Solenoid Doesn't Work

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Originally Posted by Bob Holmstrom View Post
Team 2411 had problems getting Festo solenoids to operate also. What we found is that the wiring information provided seems to be wrong. The documentation suggests that power should be connected to terminals 1 & 2. Our solenoids work if power is connected to terminals 1 & 3. We don't know if this is a universal solution, but it worked for us.

Bob
I will second the pins 1&3 connection. 222 had the same exact problem on both of our festo valves.
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