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Re: Controlling 2 pneumatic valves w/ 1 spike

... actually, you'd need to put +12v and GND on the input side of the spike from your power distribution board, then, on the output side of the spike, you wire up the RED wire from the first solenoid to M+, the RED wire from the other solenoid to M-, and take both of the blacks from both solenoids back to ground.

Drive the spike "forward" and you get one solenoid active, drive it "backward" and you get the other solenoid active.
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