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Re: Solenoids not activating when energized

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Originally Posted by rsegrest View Post
When using the 2010 Festo the lights (solid orange with no blinking) switch from one side to the other indicating we are getting power and yes we have 24v powering it
Do you have the program set up to turn one side off, and immediatetly turn the other side on? If so, that might be the problem....try turning one side on momentarily then off, then turn the other side on momentarily then off. By "momentarily" I mean:

30 mS < momentarily < 1 second