Hi Everyone -
My name is Jason. I found your Forum browsing the net and hope you can make things a little more clear than other information I've found. Here we go...
I need to fire a solenoid (tubular, push-type) with 5 pounds of force using only batteries (anything you could find at Walgreens, whether it's AA's, a 9-volt, D's or whatever else). According to the solenoid specs I'll need around 7 volts instantly to produce the 5 pounds of force. I don't have the solenoid in hand yet to experiment but I'm told batteries alone will not give the instant voltage I need. So I'm researching capacitors and how they could help in this system (I was told to do some research on how a camera flash works). As far as recharging I'd need a new full charge within 30 seconds to a minute.
I'm a mechanical engineer working on a home mechanical project and am pretty much a layman when it comes to the above scenario. Any help would be appreciated.
Thanks for your time,
Jason
My name is Jason. I found your Forum browsing the net and hope you can make things a little more clear than other information I've found. Here we go...
I need to fire a solenoid (tubular, push-type) with 5 pounds of force using only batteries (anything you could find at Walgreens, whether it's AA's, a 9-volt, D's or whatever else). According to the solenoid specs I'll need around 7 volts instantly to produce the 5 pounds of force. I don't have the solenoid in hand yet to experiment but I'm told batteries alone will not give the instant voltage I need. So I'm researching capacitors and how they could help in this system (I was told to do some research on how a camera flash works). As far as recharging I'd need a new full charge within 30 seconds to a minute.
I'm a mechanical engineer working on a home mechanical project and am pretty much a layman when it comes to the above scenario. Any help would be appreciated.
Thanks for your time,
Jason