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Re: 254 Shockwave questions
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Would it be particularly difficult to control a MAC solenoid valve using the cRIO? I've looked at them before, but they seem pretty advanced.
Nothing fancy. Feed it 12 volts for as long as you want it open. We use a VEX controller. A cRio is more than sufficient to do that. You could use an RC controller if you wanted.
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Re: 254 Shockwave questions
any chance of a part number for that mac valve?
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any chance of a part number for that mac valve?
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Re: 254 Shockwave questions
For t-shirt shooting since you only need to turn the air supply on and off I am a fan of these valves. http://www.airbagit.com/Brass-Air-Va...irvalve-06.htm They do make them smaller too. They are cheap, completely rebuild-able, fast acting and are very simple and reliable. They do need a bit of power to operate, around 4 amps per valve, IIRC. They have smaller versions available too.

We used them in testing for our abandoned T-shirt shooter project and we were able to control the distance of the by the amount of time the valves were opened.
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Re: 254 Shockwave questions
Not shockwave related exactly, but can lexan be used for the barrel?
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