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Pnuematic 5/2 Solenoid Valves Controlling

Hello again I'm connecting Pneumatics to robot (need a chainsaw arm for robot comp just kidding or am I) , I'm using 12v solenoid valves with a 12v supply. The digital ports on ezb switch 5v a relay dosn't seem the best way or right. Smell smoke already.Geez the world of Pneumatics is vast, went hydraulic first big mistake. Not to good on electronics. Thanks


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#1  

You are right you probably don't want to connect a relay directly to the EZ-B, but see this tutorial on using TIP 120 switching transistors to pass the EZ-B signal to bigger switches.

https://synthiam.com/Community/Questions/3050

Alan

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Sorry should have done my home work and read the hardware posts. Thanks for the help, might go for a ssr / mosfet want to keep it neat.