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Q: Can someone explain 3-way vs 4-way solenoids please

Posted: Tue Jun 14, 2011 2:46 am
by evilvet
Poland / Technician, anyone.......... ?
:?

I am sketching up a standard barrel seal launcher and hope to use a single solenoid to do the inlet / fill and port.

Do I need a 3-way or a 4-way or what ?

TIA

Posted: Tue Jun 14, 2011 2:54 am
by jackssmirkingrevenge
3 way valve.

one inlet from air source

two outlets - one to the pilot chamber (fill cycle), one to atmosphere (firing cycle)

That way the 3 way is either filling your chamber and blocking the exhaust, or exhausting while blocking the air feed.

Posted: Tue Jun 14, 2011 4:47 pm
by evilvet
Thanks JSR, much appreciated

Posted: Tue Jun 14, 2011 4:49 pm
by MrCrowley
Also, this is posted as a sticky in this forum section.

Posted: Wed Jun 15, 2011 4:35 pm
by evilvet
posted as a sticky
Noted and duly chastened Mr Moderator, sir. :oops: