OkiePC
Lifetime Supporting Member
Hi all...
Anybody know where I can find a good 460vac single solenoid valve?
We use a solenoid valve mounted on a moving cutter carriage that uses two legs of the blade motor circuit (460vac) to operate the up/down motion of the cutting head via pneu. cylinder. The part we use is now obsolete.
I don't have the flow specs, but I need a 460vac single solenoid 3-way or 4-way valve with 3/8" or 1/2" ports that's somewhat compact. We use about 60psi normally, but could go as high as 100.
The cylinder is a 3x4 inch model and lifts about a hundred pounds.
It would be a real pain to add wiring to the cutter carriage to change valve voltages. The only electrical connection to the thing is 460v to the blade motor through a power rail ("trolley"-like bus bar/brush system). The air is supplied through a single coiled hose that wraps around the power rail.
I could put the valve on the fixed part of the machine and change the cylinder to single acting with a spring return, but I'd much rather keep the cylinder as is. It would be nearly impossible to add another air line without major changes.
I haven't tried the pnuematic mfg web sites yet. You guys (and gals) are so experienced, intelligent, and fast responding; I'm getting a (bad?) habit of looking here first!
Thanks,
Paul C.
Anybody know where I can find a good 460vac single solenoid valve?
We use a solenoid valve mounted on a moving cutter carriage that uses two legs of the blade motor circuit (460vac) to operate the up/down motion of the cutting head via pneu. cylinder. The part we use is now obsolete.
I don't have the flow specs, but I need a 460vac single solenoid 3-way or 4-way valve with 3/8" or 1/2" ports that's somewhat compact. We use about 60psi normally, but could go as high as 100.
The cylinder is a 3x4 inch model and lifts about a hundred pounds.
It would be a real pain to add wiring to the cutter carriage to change valve voltages. The only electrical connection to the thing is 460v to the blade motor through a power rail ("trolley"-like bus bar/brush system). The air is supplied through a single coiled hose that wraps around the power rail.
I could put the valve on the fixed part of the machine and change the cylinder to single acting with a spring return, but I'd much rather keep the cylinder as is. It would be nearly impossible to add another air line without major changes.
I haven't tried the pnuematic mfg web sites yet. You guys (and gals) are so experienced, intelligent, and fast responding; I'm getting a (bad?) habit of looking here first!
Thanks,
Paul C.