Joined
·
378 Posts
So I rebuilt my pop up to make it a pop out. I have the solenoid going to just one side of the cylinder because gravity pulled it back down when the valve closed. Well now that the cylinder is horizontal it wont work.


So now I need to feed air to each end of the cylinder to reset the prop. I am using the typical spot light motion sensor to activate the solenoid now.
I realize I need a different valve to provide air to the other side of the cylinder. But do I need some sort of electronic controller too (which I can not afford)? Or does the solenoid just redirect to the other side of the cylinder when the sensor is not activated? So air is on one side of the cylinder at all times. Thanks.


So now I need to feed air to each end of the cylinder to reset the prop. I am using the typical spot light motion sensor to activate the solenoid now.
I realize I need a different valve to provide air to the other side of the cylinder. But do I need some sort of electronic controller too (which I can not afford)? Or does the solenoid just redirect to the other side of the cylinder when the sensor is not activated? So air is on one side of the cylinder at all times. Thanks.