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It's working kinda of? I talked to mike yesterday here is a good link
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renie r u sure its 1/8th barbs with m3 thread? any certain size/ type of hose and thanks for the links! would i need to use some kind of hose ring to keep the hose from blowing off?
he is just about all sold out on everything...he needs to stock up! thanks for the linkComment
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Renie, did you notice RTLover's spec sheet is only 12 or 24 VDC? It doesn't seem to cover the 5 vdc solenoids.they work fine straight off a 9v
Lucky used the 3 port version on there ion mods there a very reliable noid and have a high cycle rate, I have loads of the 5 port ones just never used them 
it doesn't matter which way you wire the noid leads.
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Your spec sheet covers 6 solenoids, none of which are rated for 5 volts like the ones Renie and others use. You may actually have a 5 volt valve if you were just looking at the 43A model. You can see the 5VDC on the middle left of Renie's label. Check yours or post a pic of the label. You're not on the wrong track, it's just that something like that can cause some performance issues that will get you sooner or later.
If you look at solenoid coils in general, they like high voltage for the initial pull-in, but they can only take a certain amount of steady current. That means if we are only powering them for about 10 milliseconds out of 50 milliseconds (which is called a 20% duty cycle), we can get away with almost doubling the rated voltage. When you give them lower voltage than they were designed for, they will be slower and weaker.Last edited by Spider-TW; 02-25-2014, 01:50 PM.Comment
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when i bought it i figured good enough for a shocker/ viking god enough for what i want..... that is the only reason i got this so if i need a different noidl, barbs r just in random holes so i dont lose them lol.... lmk ty guysComment
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That noid will be fine you msy just have to test the port combination and use a m3 bolt/grub screw to block onefof the ports
try the setup I mentioned aboveComment
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When you test it, don't leave 9 volts on it for more than a few seconds at a time. It's rated for 5 volts continuous and 9 should heat it up. Usually the electronics and short pulse limit the power, so if you direct connect it to a battery, use an old weakened 9 volt or a four pack of 1.5 volt batteries.
Idk how these act to over-voltage, but the little SMCs get a bit toasty.
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Well the plan is to.use it with a 9volt all.the time? Should I.put a resatior in it or something?Comment
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as Spider-TW said it should be on the label on the noid
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