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A solenoid valve is a valve controlled by an electrical coil. A spring keeps the valve closed. When power is turned on to the coil, a plunger is pulled, opening the valve.
In many ways a solenoid valve is like a regular valve. It opens and closes to let the fluid or gas get through the pipe. The difference is that a solenoid does the work. A solenoid is an electrical device with a coil of wire surrounding a plunger. When electricity flows through the coil, the plunger moves up or down, due to the electromagnetic field.
There could be more than one reasons. Applied voltage may not be 118 volts. Solenoid valve may have been stuck mechanically. Solenoid coil could be faulty, partially short.
A solenoid valve is a type of valve that uses an electrical current to actuate or shift a spool or cartridge consisting of a solenoid coil and tube assembly. Basically, this valve type uses an electric current to shift a pin to perform simple A/B tasks such as open/close valve spools. The designation "solenoid" means that the valve operation is electrical not manual.
Solenoid valve on heating coil not opening or coil stopped up.
A solenoid valve is a type of valve that uses an electrical current to actuate or shift a spool or cartridge consisting of a solenoid coil and tube assembly. Basically, this valve type uses an electric current to shift a pin to perform simple A/B tasks such as open/close valve spools. The designation "solenoid" means that the valve operation is electrical not manual.
A solenoid valve is a type of valve that uses an electrical current to actuate or shift a spool or cartridge consisting of a solenoid coil and tube assembly. Basically, this valve type uses an electric current to shift a pin to perform simple A/B tasks such as open/close valve spools. The designation "solenoid" means that the valve operation is electrical not manual. Maybe the easiest way to describe a solenoid valve is by thinking about an automatic car lock. The electric current get triggered, the pin gets pushed up and the doors are unlocked. A reverse current gets triggered, the pin gets pushed down, and the doors are locked.
A bad or incorrect word. A solenoid is a magnetic coil plunger that controls an attached switch or valve of some sort.
A bad or incorrect word. A solenoid is a magnetic coil plunger that controls an attached switch or valve of some sort.
The solenoid principle. A coil of wire is connected to some sort of electric current.
I have a 95 Altima. I tested the EGR solenoid valve by using a multimeter. Disconnect the two-wire connector that plugs into the solenoid valve. When engine is cold and ignition turned on the two wires from the harness should read 12volts. Momentarily touch the connector to the socket on the solenoid valve and you should hear an audible click as the solenoid valve snaps open and closed. Also you can check the continuity of the solenoid valve coil. It should show good continuity and not "open." If you can read ohms on your meter you can also check the coil and it should read about 50 ohms if it is good. I was getting a P1400 code and thought my solenoid valve might be bad. It tested good so I removed the EGR valve and found it to be carboned up. A little choke cleaner fixed it up. Also the metal return tube that goes to the exhaust manifold was also carboned up. So far this has cured my problem.
The basic principal is a coil of wire wrapped around a non ferrous cylinder. In this cylinder there is a ferrous metal plunger which can move freely the length of the cylinder. A spring against the plunger holds the plunger so that it is only allowed to enter the cylinder by about a quarter of its length. When current is applied to the solenoid coil the plunger is drawn into the cylinder by the electromagnetic field generated by the coil. On the end of the plunger there is a seal that is used to cover a small hole in the valve body. When this hole is opened the main valve opens. When the current is removed from the coil the plunger is pushed back by the spring to cover the small hole in the valve body and there by closing the main valve.