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    12v Yacht Bow Thruster does not work with Victron BatteryProtect 220A

    At the weekend I installed a new bow thruster, 2 new batteries and a BatteryProtect 220A. The bow thruster does not work, I just get a clunk from the solenoid, no alerts or alarms ffrom the BT. If I bypass the BatteryProtect, the thruster works fine. What causes the clunk? I was expecting the...
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    Motor Controls Challenge

    I"m a student learning motor controls and created a challenge for myself but am stuck. Here is the challenge: Challenge 1 A) Using a blower (compressed air) set to a min level so that it would keep the light bulb from turning on. No air or falls below the min level, and fail the light comes...
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    Relay to turn power off to solenoid

    Hey everyone, I am new here and by no means an electrician. I have a solenoid valve that needs to turn off when my ignition turns on. I also would like to turn on the solenoid with a switch when the valve is needed. Here is my attempt to wire a relay to achieve the needed task. Any...
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    Testing voltage between ignition and solenoid

    I'm trying to test if there's voltage between my ignition and the solenoid. The starter won't crank or click so figured I'd start here but am not sure if I'm doing this correctly. I have a male/female connector from the ignition to the solenoid. I disconnected this, connected a probe to the...
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    Goods Lift Brake Solenoid Not Operating Correctly

    Hi all, Just looking for some advice, I've been asked to take a look at a brake system on a goods lift. The lift is very old and unreliable with many parts now discontinued. Its a cable and pulley type OTIS lift. The shaft between the motor and gear box has a simple solenoid operated braking...
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    No heating , changed Solenoid valve

    Hey , new to forum so not sure how it all works but here goes Last week the heating wouldn't come on when called for from Programmer, went into storage and opened the solenoid valve manually and the heating fired up so i assumed the motor was done, ordered a new one. It came yesterday and i...
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    Power Consumption of Solenoid Valve

    I have a 24VAC 50-60Hz solenoid valve that has a power consumption of 125VA (Pull in) and 12VA (Hold in). This is connected to the output of a 230v to 24VAC transformer, however the secondary side of the transformer has two 75VA rated power outputs and the solenoid valve is only connected in...
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    Protection and earthing of 24v ac circuit to energise solenoid valves

    Hi, I am tasked with switching some special FX kit we have over to 24v ac, from 12v dc. Purely to achieve longer cable runs with lesser volt drop. We have these transformers: link Which are bonded to earth and powered via a MCB and RCD (we work with water) protected feed, as with all our kit...
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    For Sale: Festo Solenoid Valves

    I am selling some Festo Solenoid valves taken from a working panel, I have 17 in total and they all.come complete with LED indicator plugs and wiring. Part number is as followed: Festo CPE18-M1H-3GL-QS-10 Electric Solenoid Valve These retail at £100 brand new and so I will sell at £50 each...
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    Solenoid

    Could anyone please explain the following online calculator? http://www.calctool.org/CALC/phys/el...etism/solenoid I don't understand the terms "Permeability, Magnetic B-field and Inductance". Is it correct that magnet will continue to accelerate through a coil until the coil ends? thanks
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    hot gas cut off solenoid valve

    Hi client called me and they got a hot solenoid .....its almost getting too hot to touch....? Its for the emergency gas cut so kinda need to be sorted....thinking lose termination but any thoughts i could get before i go into it?
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    Trouble wiring 11pin 3pole solenoid....

    Can anyone help me? I'm trying to install a key isolated bathroom fan. The fan is in and working fine off the humidistat, I've then fitted a 3 pole solenoid controlled by a key switch. I've linked the key across pins 2 and 10 in accordance with the instructions, but it doesn't activate the...

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