Solenoids in Series
03-28-2008, 06:15 PM
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Solenoids in Series Ok I searched and I came up with the fact that you are not supposed to wire solenoids in series; i.e. the "output" wire of one solenoid connected to the "input" wire of another solenoid and then to ground. What I didn't find is the reason why this is bad. It would seem that this arrangement would ensure that only both noids could open. I am switching over to a wet system and I want to make sure both noids open every time so if anyone knows any failsafes or tricks I am listening.
03-29-2008, 09:14 PM
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Yeah, either a splice, or wire nut, or shrink connector incoming power and the 2 input wires to make it look like a "Y" would be your best bet. Unless you really wanted to make a distribution block...
03-29-2008, 11:36 PM
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If you were to wire them in series, you would then be then dividing up the voltages that each solenoids see's. Say you had two equal identical solenoids, If you were to wire them up in series each solenoid would only see 6 Volts on a 12 Volt system. That would not be good.
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03-31-2008, 05:21 AM
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If you were to wire them in series, you would then be then dividing up the voltages that each solenoids see's. Say you had two equal identical solenoids, If you were to wire them up in series each solenoid would only see 6 Volts on a 12 Volt system. That would not be good.
03-31-2008, 11:30 AM
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for instance if the piston is swollen in the fuel noid it will still show voltage but not open. in this case it would not matter if you wired them in series. just test your noids every now and then, its preventive maintance and is part of the game.
03-31-2008, 05:17 PM
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You cant use a transformer to STEP UP the voltage with DC voltage's. Transformers only work with AC or pulsating DC voltages. Trust me, you dont want to go that route. even if you were to figure it out there would be more things that can go wrong than what it's worth. You would be defeating the original purpose. Just wire it the way the manufacture suggest.
