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Unread 25-01-2010, 13:07
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Re: Solenoid is teh fail

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Originally Posted by ayeckley View Post
When you say your valve is 1/4", are you referring to the dimensional measurement of the port, or the NPT size of the port? A 1/8" NPT port is dimensionally about 0.25". The <R72(C)> port size requirement is in terms of NPT size, not dimensional size. As near as I can tell (from SMC SY Master Catalog ES11-57), the SY3000 series is not available in a 1/4" NPT (neither base nor body-ported varients).
The NPT size. The same size as the threads on the accumulators.
I just thought it was interesting as it's the only one we have with 1/4 inch fittings.