llee@rocket.uucp (Leonard Lee) (09/18/90)
Does anyone on the net know a good (i.e. cheap) source for 5 volt push-type solenoids? I've checked with Digi-Key, Newark, and Allied already. Len. -- Leonard T. Lee Lockheed-Sanders, Nashua, NH 03063
larry@kitty.UUCP (Larry Lippman) (09/18/90)
In article <LLEE.90Sep17131311@dopey.uucp>, llee@rocket.uucp (Leonard Lee) writes: > Does anyone on the net know a good (i.e. cheap) source for 5 volt > push-type solenoids? I've checked with Digi-Key, Newark, and Allied > already. You could try American Design Components in Fairview, NJ; Marlin P. Jones & Assoc. in Lake Park, FL; or Herbach and Rademan in Philadelphia, PA. You may discover that 5 or 6 volt solenoids are not common; far more common is 12 or 24 volts. One reason is that the current consumption of a 5 volt solenoid is rather steep, and obviously even a small voltage drop is expensive in lost ampere-turns - especially the voltage drop across a solid-state driver. If you have an option (depending upon your application, of course), you should consider a higher voltage for a solenoid. Larry Lippman @ Recognition Research Corp. "Have you hugged your cat today?" VOICE: 716/688-1231 {boulder, rutgers, watmath}!ub!kitty!larry FAX: 716/741-9635 {utzoo, uunet}!/ \aerion!larry