davep
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I am building a custom car based on a range rover, I will use the standard valve block for the suspension but I am going to use a touch screen PLC to drive it, and control lots of other things.
Here's my problem, Paulp38a suggests that the feeds to the connector on the driver unit are 12v to operate the solenoids, and indeed I have done this during testing with no apparent problem. However other sites suggest that this is a multiplexed signal which changes once the valve is open, and warn of the dire consequences of maintaining 12v (of course non of the valves should be operating for an extended period, the longest is probably a couple of minutes on the diaphragm solenoid whilst the reservoir pressurizes) .
Can anyone categorically confirm or deny this. If it has to have some special signal I can probably generate it but I need to know what it is.
Here's my problem, Paulp38a suggests that the feeds to the connector on the driver unit are 12v to operate the solenoids, and indeed I have done this during testing with no apparent problem. However other sites suggest that this is a multiplexed signal which changes once the valve is open, and warn of the dire consequences of maintaining 12v (of course non of the valves should be operating for an extended period, the longest is probably a couple of minutes on the diaphragm solenoid whilst the reservoir pressurizes) .
Can anyone categorically confirm or deny this. If it has to have some special signal I can probably generate it but I need to know what it is.