Festo Wiring with a spike

[lasereyes]

Our team had very bad luck with Festo valves. The valve worked manually, and when we hooked it up to a spike, the light came on, but nothing happened. So we sent it back and got a replacement. The replacement didn't work either.

You'll have much better luck with the SMC valves.

[JesseK]

I may be that your tubing is hooked into the valve incorrectly, therefore the valve does not have enough working pressure to work.

For us, the input is "1"
"3" and "4" go to the pneumatic cyllinder.

You never know, someone may unhooked it then accidentally hooked back up incorrectly. Charge the pneumatic system to 60 psi, then test. If not, then try a new spike.

[Andy Brockway]

Originally Posted by lasereyes

.......... The valve worked manually, and when we hooked it up to a spike, the light came on, but nothing happened. So we sent it back and got a replacement. The replacement didn't work either.

I have seen this also. I took the Festo wiring connector off and tested each pin on the valve with a + and - wire straight froma battery. You need to have air connected and greater than 30 psi. When I found the combination that caused the valve to operate, I rewired the connector to match. Sorry, I did not check to see if it matched the official wiring diagram.

[ayeckley]

You may wish to refer to this thread:

http://www.chiefdelphi.com/forums/sh...ad.php?t=66171

[Alex_Miller]

There should be a little light on the festo that will light up when activated. See if you can see that.