Solenoid Valve help

gotzkill · Jul 24, 2014

I have a 3 way Solenoid valve 12v dc 15W 100% ED solenoid valve and i would like to plug it into my apex but when it arrived i realized the plug isnt what it seems, any Idea how to wire thi up so that i may switch it on and off? here is a picture

Sacohen · Jul 24, 2014

gotzkill said:
I have a 3 way Solenoid valve 12v dc 15W 100% ED solenoid valve and i would like to plug it into my apex but when it arrived i realized the plug isnt what it seems, any Idea how to wire thi up so that i may switch it on and off? here is a picture

Typically on one side of the plastic body will be a diagram of how to connect it.
Obviously it's not the side that you took a picture of.

This is what I found when I did a search for BV 5763 Solenoid Valve.
http://www.pneumaticdepot.com/pdf/stc/2S025-050.pdf
It looks like the one you have.

To connect DIN Coil:

1. Remove the Philip screw from the plastic housing and unplug it from the DIN Coil.
2. From the screw opening, push the terminal blockout from the plastic housing.
3. Note the 1, 2 and ground markings on underside of DIN Enclosure.
4. For DC DIN Coil, connect 1 to Positive, 2 to Negative.
5. For AC DIN Coil, connect 1 to Hot wire, 2 to Neutral and if required connect.

I'm assuming that they mean if required connect ground.

Preyou · Jul 24, 2014

Where were you thinking of connecting this on your APEX?

I think that you will need to use the APEX VDM to trip a 12V relay and use a small 12V wall wart to supply power to the solenoid. I do not believe that the VDM will put out enough voltage to hold the solenoid open on its own.

gotzkill · Jul 24, 2014

Sacohen said:
Typically on one side of the plastic body will be a diagram of how to connect it.
Obviously it's not the side that you took a picture of.

This is what I found when I did a search for BV 5763 Solenoid Valve.
http://www.pneumaticdepot.com/pdf/stc/2S025-050.pdf
It looks like the one you have.

To connect DIN Coil:

1. Remove the Philip screw from the plastic housing and unplug it from the DIN Coil.
2. From the screw opening, push the terminal blockout from the plastic housing.
3. Note the 1, 2 and ground markings on underside of DIN Enclosure.
4. For DC DIN Coil, connect 1 to Positive, 2 to Negative.
5. For AC DIN Coil, connect 1 to Hot wire, 2 to Neutral and if required connect.

I'm assuming that they mean if required connect ground.

Preyou said:
Where were you thinking of connecting this on your APEX?

I think that you will need to use the APEX VDM to trip a 12V relay and use a small 12V wall wart to supply power to the solenoid. I do not believe that the VDM will put out enough voltage to hold the solenoid open on its own.

Thank you but seems i will be returning it then and getting a different one, that will plug into an apex unit any suggestions?

Queensreefer · Jul 24, 2014

Other option is going to radio shack and getting a ac to dc transformer and plug that into the apex EB outlet and then connecting the other end to solenoid. Think of how a solenoid work. It is constantly closed when power is off. So wire it up in a way when you plug in the transformer from radio shack it will open (all its doing is energizing a magnet so there is not too many things that can go wrong). Then program the apex outlet to open and close based on what ever criteria you seem fit.