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Title: Recoil Gun Solenoid
Post by: rdagger on January 11, 2006, 07:07:17 pm: I have an Operation Thunderbolt positional gun.
Title: Re: Recoil Gun Solenoid
Post by: Minwah on January 12, 2006, 05:00:03 am: I have no idea if Op Thunderbold guns are the same/similar to T2 guns, but I would think they are similar - hopefully someone else can confirm or not.

I know T2 guns require 21 volts for the solenoid...here's a diagram which might help you identify the diode:

(btw I have a slightly bigger version if it helps...had to resize it to reduce the size for the board)
Title: Re: Recoil Gun Solenoid
Post by: Lilwolf on January 12, 2006, 09:30:27 am: is this the circuit to work with the caps/led scroll lock?
Title: Re: Recoil Gun Solenoid
Post by: ChadTower on January 12, 2006, 09:34:27 am: Google the solenoid part number. All the info you asked for is contained therein. The diode is actually part of the coil and any new coil would have the diodes already on it. A new one may actually have two diodes as more recent coils are parallel wound, requiring two diodes. The parallel wound coils produce less heat.
Title: Re: Recoil Gun Solenoid
Post by: Minwah on January 12, 2006, 11:10:44 am: Quote from: Lilwolf on January 12, 2006, 09:30:27 am
is this the circuit to work with the caps/led scroll lock?

No just the T2 control panel schematic...very useful for interfacing the guns tho (not that I've tried yet).
Title: Re: Recoil Gun Solenoid
Post by: rdagger on January 12, 2006, 11:51:38 am: Quote from: ChadTower on January 12, 2006, 09:34:27 am

Google the solenoid part number.
Title: Re: Recoil Gun Solenoid
Post by: ChadTower on January 12, 2006, 03:45:28 pm: I didn't look it up, but it definitely looks like it's a 25 amp coil from that part number. I'm guessing the other numbers will reveal the number of windings and maybe the impedance.
Title: Re: Recoil Gun Solenoid
Post by: ChadTower on January 12, 2006, 03:53:37 pm: Wait, I just noticed, why TF is the diode hacked into the middle of the coil?
Title: Re: Recoil Gun Solenoid
Post by: 2600 on January 12, 2006, 04:48:00 pm: Quote from: ChadTower on January 12, 2006, 03:45:28 pm

I didn't look it up, but it definitely looks like it's a 25 amp coil from that part number. I'm guessing the other numbers will reveal the number of windings and maybe the impedance.

25 Amp??? Holy Crap, that would be a lot of power.
Title: Re: Recoil Gun Solenoid
Post by: ChadTower on January 12, 2006, 04:50:41 pm: Erm, yeah, volts. ;D
Title: Re: Recoil Gun Solenoid
Post by: rdagger on January 12, 2006, 06:24:56 pm: Quote from: ChadTower on January 12, 2006, 03:53:37 pm
Wait, I just noticed, why TF is the diode hacked into the middle of the coil?

I think it is a snubbing diode soldered in parallel to prevent back EMF. btw: That is not my crappy soldering job connecting it to the terminals, it came like that.

I tested the solenoid with my laptop's power cable, which is 15 volts, 3.5 amps and it works. I hooked up a meter and the solenoid pulls about 1.15 amps. Since, I don't have a 24V power supply and my cab already has a 14V power supply for lighting that has plenty of amps, I'm thinking I might be able to get by with 14 volts.