SMC Solenoids

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Originally Posted by Bryce Paputa

We could of course live with the L ones, however we have had issues with similar connectors not working on our festo valves.

Yes each manufacturer has their own connector. SMC and Festo are not interchangeable.

You mean 3240's right?

Whoops.

So, to be clear, the SMC ones which can be mounted on the manifold are pretty much the best solenoids out there?

By the way, does anyone have the P/N for the single solenoid that would fit on the Vex Pro manifold?

Many would argue whether SMC are the "best" solenoid valves. There are many industrial brands and all claim superiority, and all have their own loyal users. Many brands have similar manifold mounting. SMC is certainly a common, well regarded brand. They are familiar to many FRC teams because they were included in the KOP a few times in the past, and now are sold by Vex. SMC's main advantage for FRC is that the SY3000 series is recognized by everyone to be legal (Cv) and well known by inspectors, so they usually don't require documentation proof that they are legal. The same is true for the Festo valves more recently in the KOP. Some might say the body-ported style of the Festo in the KOP reduces weight, parts, and volume over a manifold style. Both these brands and others offer body-ported and manifold systems, and there are many dozens of valve choices that would be legal for FRC. These are just two examples that are familiar from being the KOP.

SY3140-XX-XX is a single sol. that would fit on the Vex Pro manifold. The next two digits are voltage (5=24v, 6=12v) and connection style (G,H=hard wired, L,M= connectors.)