Can I use my receiver to operate a solenoid ??

[rugbyluke]

Hi all I'm new to the forum and I'm a complete novice at this !!

im still in the designing stage at the moment and I'm curious to hot I would operate a solenoid??
i have a 5 port solenoid 24vdc and I'm wondering if I can use my receiver to switch it or would it blow my reciever ??

Any help is appreciated !'

many thanks

[geeza]

You need an RC switch or relay such as you can buy from technobots.co.uk or ebay. if you put 24V through the receiver it will blow up.

[rugbyluke]

Ahh ok brill I didn't think I would get away with it !
thanks a lot !!

[maddox10]

RC switches are not very common. But the cheapest one I know off, the Turnigy switch is very fragile if it comes to voltage.
http://www.hobbyking.com/hobbyking/s...Search=Turnigy switch

The battleswitch you can buy at Technobots or Robot Marketplace is not as cheap.
http://www.technobotsonline.com/batt...relay-10a.html

[leorcc]

I don't like either switch to be honest. Getting a decent rc switch for our purposes is harder than it looks.

[Eventorizon]

What is the solenoid controlling? I used the Dimension Engineering 'Battle Relay' in my spinner and even though it worked fine on its own the power being pulled through the system caused it to fuse shut/on on 3 occasions.

Depending on your application you may need something else.

[rugbyluke]

I want it to control my 5 port valve for an air operated ram