Boot Solenoid
Boot Solenoid
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itsallyellow

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3,879 posts

250 months

Sunday 4th October 2009
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I have a few spare "3 wire" solenoids. How do you modify these to work with the "2 wire" connections??

Mike

ridds

8,372 posts

274 months

Sunday 4th October 2009
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I would guess that the 3 wire work in both directions, e.g. to lock and then unlock.

For a 2 wire I would have thought you just connect the wire that causes the plunger to move in the desired direction.

madmatt1985

1,116 posts

237 months

Sunday 4th October 2009
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i dont really know. but i would gess on a 3 wire one wire would be earth and the other to will be for the dirrections, one wire forwards and the other for back.

alinton

965 posts

266 months

Monday 5th October 2009
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Thats exactly it. Try it out on a 12v battery - you want the wire combination that makes the solenoid 'pull'.


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