WHAT 1S A SOLENOID? 1 solenoid simply a specaly designed lacro: Image! Hove's how works 0 [Abhowgh ths magnetic fla vil fw ina, tows ‘much more cally trough fon or ete ~ co wo ade {a te path f°" slack around the col which cone ‘onraes to magneton wre we Wart Gerais! ‘Wits he atin of he movabe plunger we ave the tale colned as os) Now lt ook at come refinements. We have shown hat a cos magnetic fit provides raven onl ove rection int he carer othe lL Hou, han, can wo gol a push and pl een? To Pil we spy nook ont the tp of the plunger. We fash rem the btm ft UND. ii nen current flws tough a wire, & magnet kd ‘Sal up around bo wee. we aso ad an ion pth, now as aT” or plunger, Inthe contr of the eal, the magnetism Is concen: Melos st move. 109 feces Remember, a scleneid operates bacause the mag: nots ts o redo the gh ressanco ar aap at the Batam ofthe plunger When the plunger s come Fysiiy2, sens [An AG. solenoid operates on cuent which looks Ike {het atemates om postive trough zero" To nog. ‘io sty tesa second ecco” ik j a we maka oi of many ts at we his magnetic fet! becomes many lines stonger, Noung atau the col and ivough fs canter aa doughaut shape PLUNGER OUT PLUNGER ATTRACTED IN Long fir Cap Because ronisan excalent magnetic conductor and ‘ali a poor one, te movable fen “or plunger Is “ain by the magnetic eld ino ® poston ere te tmagnttim ean awe TOD%. tough Ibo meta © oa ‘As the plunger s pulled loo the coll he ai 929 Under me plunger Is reduced, making the magnate etd stonger and nceasing soleneid force. So 35 tne solenoid cage, k becomes mare power SHA see 1N3 ALLOA SSIES “The magnet eld i strongest wen the alleraing cartent ia postive and nate poaks Ashe cr font gove fweugh tra, the magnlim and slnat tere deerenee, and the lee frees Ine punger et ‘men magneto an rs ull up age unger Ipc Tis maton he plungy, vad Insees the send bso shatBORE NEDIDS} “elmmate tis burr, and to Ineceaze tne solansid rang power, Doce ads to cooper loop, eal Sach cls, othe lop of fe "stack Curent s fenerated in each of hase ehadng cola, and, most Igoran, te generated curert lage bohind tho ppd erent Guede tt Sues Citas AAA [NTS When the applied curent ie passing though 2210, the ehading ll curant is atte maximum. This tow! Shasing coi cuen prowdes jst enaugh magnelsm teal he plingor dosed won appied caren mas nofemis at zo, thus eliminating he bara ‘Docco makes the" stack ae plunger of mary thi ‘hosts 0 linn, and eas each laminabon ‘its iatin. Ths conta Be ey eure ie eae amen tend Because cuvent generates hea, and generates it ‘nat yeu double he cure you increase the neat four oA smal Ieresean ctrent causes a reat "sein temperature, which can bur out acl Remember ‘hon a solenid is open. it dans a high it cunt, which derenses ns he scien doses. Now. euppose we eneaize a solenoid, but ‘mechanical block oper. The high kus cusent “a continue Row he co Hagnetam can easly ow i 4s usual path around the Oo, but Te ed cwrers cannot flow frm ont leminaton to anoher By cnlaning the 2d cure rents wihin each amination ime tot pas), We Fedues heaing and rear solewad foes a AG. magnete tuations sso cause small say urenis, known as dy eurerts, 10 move in ny eur pans win the °C” slack and. plunge Eddy curents consume power and causo a hoa! Duldup which reduces Solenoid force. We must Here's another important fe about solonokd opar: tion, Increased currant in a solonde cot produces Increased magnetism whieh iereases solenoid force. $0... uy dt we 9 Up & deal ram al he ment wa ean toa lanai? ‘As solenoid closes the low af euent decreases. ‘The peak INRUSH CURRENT i te col won the {lence open is several tes geeter than the “olenoi clogee? HOLDING CURRENT dua lo AC. resaianee (or IMPEDANCE) which ereasss as be enol eaees| D0) “his high curaot wil generate more heat than the sclenod ean isipate Tha col wre nsulation buns ‘Me boot mets, and the ol shorts cut — all in @ minute or two. Applying too heavy a bad o a sole oid wa held he plangoropan inthe eae way. Here isan analogy to hap you i is sialon in Your mind. Visualize currant owing te the. el Through a ruber ube Ths be rina under the se now Bunge. As ho slong esos, &pinedes the tube, reduc the low of curtenttote cal ‘A CONTINUOUS DUTY SOLENOID is one hat can be held encegzed ingotimoy wihout overeating ‘The heal assiating ably ofthis scleral geal enough to get id of a the heat gonerated by tha tors tower Pelding erentMs Pas) Wie can got a large force tm a smal slenad oy inereacg ho curr ony te appleaton permit a ‘ery sor solenoid "ON fine and long “OFF tne ‘This INTERWITTENT OUTY SOLENOID must ba o- ‘oped belo gas hat erovg bur up he ca teannal be eorinuoualy energie. heat bates op taster then the selene can asi pte & Ae he G08 heals up, reisiance increases, uentfow and magnets are reduced. The sle- ‘oid loses power and becomes too weak "0 closs ‘The col recetes a contnoevs hruch erent, a tums ut Wi can mak a solenoid pl by hooking ont the top ff be plunger or push tam the bovom of Me unger. ‘An AC. selena shout clase in approxima 8 to 4G mifleoconde, A solenoid energed at Poi A should close a Po 8, about Bmilseconds} When ‘org200 at Poa C, to elena may not a7 Un Point D, ad tnish un Point, (about 8 misec- nas) 50% of US. power is 60 cyte requeney, and over 50% ota power culate the U.S. te eihar 50 oF 60 {ele A 60 yc solo il overeat hn opal ‘on 0 cys, anda 0 cyt clei wl nt prouea ‘ald foes whan oporated on 60 eels Away use fal designed for your spectc pore suppiy Saas tu) ecco copper shang eos Keep soleno que by suppementing AC. curren utoatons Decco: ‘Asa solanoid ote taster. temperate 186s fapd is treo dosoatas. Each tine a solenld {yeed or elas), eereves 9 high pulse o! Mush fcment which gonoratos heat ine cot. these Inwush pulses come ast encugh To summare a salon amply 2 epecial ‘woragnot. Magitim produced by tho col euront ‘es the plunger ino te ol, redoing the Fgh reseianes a gap, and along the magnets 10 ow 100% hough ou resistance eo, Decco’ Insulated and laminated °C" stake an fungor reduce eddy curens and kaop a soloed ‘Solano foes creases a he pling doses — de 1p reduce ar gap at the botlom ofthe pungor Sobol force goinereasos wih an neteacoin cl When @soleci is open the inush current i igh but ops asthe elena locos nd finaly = he aster you eye a solenoi, the ho fori ote eyeod o0 Tt, everest and bamThe failure of an original equipment solenoid can usually be traced to some condition of the installation itself, These conditions are not overly dificult to spot ‘With a tle practice, you can do your own solenoid troubleshooting, Femember, when selena ie energized te co ‘eceves pulse of high Ineueh eucront ties ecrectas as the plunger eases, uae FORCE ruta CT ‘Ackop mn supply ins vatage can prevent a solenes ‘nom dosing by reduc ie force und ke cant over ome the lead. Cheer out the ine volage th 3 ‘G00 meter or hiave ie oa! power company ensck Yyourlnavlage wih a recorder ave a Deshur port wo uevfeo soem = @ In tae cases, a solencid cot wal burn out due to (QVER-VOLIAGE. The plunger WL los, Doeause ‘he solenoid has eta force. (oul fad to meted bosbin) The high votge causes exeasshve holding Curent ich wl overeat ie cal and bum et, Hor any reason, the plinger does not cose, tne high invust pulse cominues, and th eo evorets nd burns ext This hype af oa! Lurnoit s the mes non ease of oso ie Is 285) 0 Sp . “Ano thing to chasse ambient lemperate the ambient to high he col wi oe Hs aby 10 Csspale heal. Pesstanos Ineteases, caret ow ‘and ores ate reaiced) and the solid ll not ove, Real col bumout ‘SHORTED Gant Another possible cause of coil burnout is SHOAT- ING, Wafer basa eoelans ofen cary fine mote parties Irom a gender or olber machine 00 Splashing or soaking can eause shorts Sehueon the cots load wi uncions ‘Standare DECCO cole ae ato case 1054, wien ‘moans that thoy can safely reach and sustain tr eratires up. to 105" Centigrade, (or 221° Farennei) ~ Temperatures tots than bong water Thersloe, a sclenald Yoo hott touch may mo Bo cvemested When a co uens cu, the Hebbin melts end nylon rung Ino the space under tne plunger. YOU had ‘meted bobbin maria check to ex he plunger (was mochanialy Blocked epen. On a double sol ois va, coe f beth soleneks wore ensrged t the same tine ‘And aly — check the eying ae. Hey foo fast oat wl ut up faster than canbe Sted. THE enoid soon becomes to weak lo cove, receives prrccran Tae, “his” slack and plunger were subjected 19 exces- v0 fore for a long paviog ot te. Nota the Worn ‘lager shading coll andthe coop grooves inthe °C Since and plunger feminatans. Ths eauses the ait ‘90 athe base of he plungor to cisapper.10 POUND SOLENOID a feta Der It ed Here a. | solenoid can Stray hammer Rea pieces esse ote ean be caused eler by overage roy a feducea lose onthe sclera, a mast Be bszroea when be plunger his the “Csi or Bold fe sire the solenoids force clsaly mates the (Once te pi ou he coo the post the bat tom al he" sack and romave \Wihan you put aventhing together, you get 8 chart that oaks the thie, . men ceinealing 2 call im Decco 01 and 02 sole: rnold, push theron ol al he way in. a "bo Shap cuward fo lack around te “stack ‘Since °C" stack and plunger sulaces wear and ‘ale eaen one, thay must be e-assembec exact Iy tho samo way thoy came apart. Reversing a unger wil esuse chaterng. vk one se of the unger ana C" siaex win a grease perl or crak bobre lssssembing. Here's now lo dasemble 9 Decco solenoid Cals fan Deeco 01 snd 02 modes aro na nple by 8 ‘ite non lp. To vemove the cal, side the elon ‘ip cut by squeezing the locking es logether ond pushing the ip ou ofthe °C" sack ages sue # : (On all her Dacco solenoids, unsere the bo 2 ‘ato bots. spread the sie plates trom the boom, fd ening thom up and oft Sie the col out one side tine" sack (tan ony side one way) Pplacs he uber bumpere the backstop when ree tng. DETROIT COIL COMPANY 2435 Hilton Road + Femdale, Michigan 48220 Phone: (248) 398-5600 + Email: decco@detroitcoil.com Fax: (248) 398-0481 + Website: www.detroitcoil.com Pines nu SA But soz