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Coin Door Power off reject solenoid.
sWampy:
Ok, my lpt port seems to be able to switch the radio shack 5V solid state relay ok. Maybe long term use won't burn the lpt port up. I can set it up where the lpt is only powering the solenoids while mame, zinc, neorage, or pinmame is active. My cabinet is idle much more than it's active playing an arcade game, so I figure that is less stress on the lpt port.
Now a question, the solenoid seems to hold just fine with 18 volts, and even as low as 15 volts, 12 doesn't move it at all. Will the solenoid last longer if I use 15 volts, or should I use 18 or 24?
Ken Layton:
24 volt coils are designed to operate on as low as 20 volts and as high as 30 volts. To operate the coil outside of these specs can damage/overheat it.
sWampy:
I sortof figured I needed to run them at rated voltage, just not sure how to make sure, they are really 24 volt, they have no numbers on them at all.
Ken Layton:
If it's a Williams Defender cabinet then you definitely have 24 volt DC coils.
Thenasty:
--- Quote from: sWampy on January 20, 2005, 08:50:18 am ---I sortof figured I needed to run them at rated voltage, just not sure how to make sure, they are really 24 volt, they have no numbers on them at all.
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like i said, you can apply the 12vdc first to see and of course the next step up is 24vdc, then if still don't work next step is 48vdc and if still not working, then its BROKEN
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