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From: jlohmeye@entec.Wichita.NCR.COM (John Lohmeyer)
Newsgroups: sci.electronics
Subject: Re: electrically operated valves
Message-ID: <356@entec.Wichita.NCR.COM>
Date: 5 May 89 13:19:03 GMT
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Reply-To: jlohmeye@entec.Wichita.NCR.COM (John Lohmeyer)
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In article <23526@shemp.CS.UCLA.EDU> loving@CS.UCLA.EDU (Mike Loving) writes:
>I am looking for valves (for fluids) taht are electrically operated.  Does
>anyone out there know of a source for such a thing?
>
I just installed a number of these in my lawn -- try Rain Bird sprinkler
dealers (or their competitors) in your area.  They operate off a fairly
low voltage (24 VAC?) and can handle fairly high flow rates.  They probably
will not work on low flow rates (say less than 2 gal per min).

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