Solenoids like crazy!

[MoeMag]

So there is a sealed bid auction at work...
there is a box with literally hundreds of SMC solenoids.
the majority of them are WAY too large for (normal :p) paintball guns, there are quite a few that look about the size of the ones in the old matrix's hooked up to some massive automation manifolds with 10 of them on a bank.

the smallest ones say 24v on them (will a 9v system even drive them?)... and of course their number which i didnt write down.

How do i figure out if a board will drive them?

[Oregon_pb_]

buy'em and cross your fingers!

you can get the numbers and test later.. It's like buying a lottery ticket, if we knew which ones were winners ahead of time it would steal all the fun away.

[punkncat]

Get the manufacturer and the numbers and then do a search online or even look on ASP.

If they are 24v I would think they would be worthless to you.

[MoeMag]

I dont exactly have a lot of spare cash. the box may only cost me $50 at the most... but thats still more than I want to gamble. I have a few days yet.

The large ones... have 1/4 fittings on them rated at 150psi. My mind is spinning at what they could do.

[MANN]

hmmm.. for 50 I would take the gamble.

[MoeMag]

someones gotta know...
Right?

[MANN]

someones gotta know...
Right?

all of the noids I have seen have a part number. if you have the part number you can look up the spec sheet.

[MoeMag]

Here we go...
http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d53/MoeRoark/07-02-08_1420.jpg
My caliper is set at 1" to show scale.

http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d53/MoeRoark/noid.jpg
Same.

Not much hope at the moment... from what I can tell most paintball gun noids are 5v.
but these are running the same pressure ranges.

Im no electrical engineer... dunno if they can be rigged to work.

[Hilltop Customs]

they are selling them for how much a box? I would probably buy them up and find someone to resell them to...depending on price.


hehe, you could build a pneumatically controlled robot easily, hook up an air tank, 2 batteries, some relays, and remote control receiver and your set.

too bad they are 24 volt....if they were 12 volt you could sell them on custom truck/car sites for airbag suspension setups.


I wonder what they were originally used for.

[nicad]

What is the bid at? I would be very interested in the whole lot.
Please email me colin(at)deadlywind(dooot)com about it.