REFLECTOR: Electric fuel valves

[KeithHallsten]

No, these need power to move, so they fail in the last position selected.
This is in contrast to typical solenoid valves, which are spring loaded to
one position (either open or closed) and need continuous power to phold them
in the other position.

Keith Hallsten


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Scott Derrick" <scott at tnstaafl.net>
To: "Velocity Aircraft Owners and Builders list" <reflector at tvbf.org>
Sent: Friday, October 29, 2004 4:33 PM
Subject: Re: REFLECTOR: Uneven fuel draw


> jim,
>
> Are you saying these are fail closed?
>
> Scott
>
> At 10:59 AM 10/29/2004, you wrote:
> >Don't recall.  They are from JCW and are fuel tank selector valves.  They
> >have supply and return for two tanks.  That's SIX nipples.  I only used
> >two and plugged the other four.  I used them because the guy who sold
them
> >to me made me an offer I couldn't refuse.  I was seriously considering
> >manual valves from Wicks for about $10 but wire is easier to string than
> >cable.  There used to be solenoid valves that failed open at JCW but
> >they're not there any more.
> >Think about the manual valves too .... Jim S.
> >
> >
> ><mailto:PVTPIL8 at aol.com>PVTPIL8 at aol.com wrote:
> >>Canarder Thanks for the info what were the valve part numbers.
> >>Steve
> >>
> >>
> >>
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