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sprinkler valve battery
Posted: Sun Sep 28, 2008 2:55 pm
by Demon
I am building a spudgun with an anti siphon valve and i need an electric actuation...
But i dont wanna pay 20 $for 3 9volts battery's so i rememberred then i had 2 old 9.6 volts rechargeable battery's.
But i need 24 volts to actuate it, will 19.2 volts be enough?
This is from an rc car (i taked the other from my sister one
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Posted: Sun Sep 28, 2008 3:33 pm
by SEAKING9006
One 9v is enough for a sprinkler valve.
Posted: Sun Sep 28, 2008 3:34 pm
by Demon
so why they say 24 volts?
Posted: Sun Sep 28, 2008 3:37 pm
by SEAKING9006
Because that is the voltage of the sprinkler system.
Posted: Sun Sep 28, 2008 3:40 pm
by Demon
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WTH???
So this is too much?
Posted: Sun Sep 28, 2008 3:44 pm
by SEAKING9006
It depends on the amps. Also, it is probably going to take more effort to use that instead of a 9v battery. Also, 9v's don't have to be recharged, and are actually fairly cheap. They also last a really long time on a sprinkler valve. I'm still on my first battery.
Posted: Sun Sep 28, 2008 5:55 pm
by TurboSuper
They run perfectly fine off a 12V lead-acid battery.
RC batteries can drive a fairly large load, so it should work all the same.
Posted: Mon Sep 29, 2008 9:43 am
by psycix
Should work, though I would like to recommend a pneumatic mod to you:
-No batteries
-Increased power
Posted: Mon Sep 29, 2008 3:20 pm
by Demon
Should work, though I would like to recommend a pneumatic mod to you:
-No batteries
-Increased power
I already try to mod ( i did it two time ) and the first one sprinkler valve was scrapped and the blowgun on the second attempt just blow off
Does a anti siphon sprinkler valve have the same flow then a regular spinkler valve?