Flow Valves

[GeeTwo]

Originally Posted by s5511

Also, would having two pistons run off the same solenoid produce less upwards force on the mechanism than having the two pistons run off of different solenoids?

They would produce the same force (just the product of the pressure and the surface area and the pistons), though one solenoid would take about twice as long to fill two cylinders.

[Levi Madden]

Originally Posted by GeeTwo

They would produce the same force (just the product of the pressure and the surface area and the pistons), though one solenoid would take about twice as long to fill two cylinders.

One solenoid will take the same amount of time as two because they are limited by the supply line to the solenoids, the air for both cylinders has to come from the same place (pressure regulator) it does not matter when it splits off, whether before or after the solenoid(s), having two solenoids will not make a noticeable difference. There are other ways to get around this if you absolutely need it to be faster.

[Daniel_LaFleur]

Originally Posted by Levi Madden

One solenoid will take the same amount of time as two because they are limited by the supply line to the solenoids, the air for both cylinders has to come from the same place (pressure regulator) it does not matter when it splits off, whether before or after the solenoid(s), having two solenoids will not make a noticeable difference. There are other ways to get around this if you absolutely need it to be faster.

Putting a low side volume alleviates the issue of the regulators CV (mostly).

Getting 2 solenoids to fire 2 actuators at the same speed is tricky unless you use flow controls (Which I Highly recommend).