On Thu, Feb 23, 2006 at 07:43:27PM -0500, Paul Duffy wrote:
> I provided electronic controls for my daughter's art project a while back - 
> it had 100 solenoids, powered at 5 volts.  If all energized at once, it 
> required 80A of current.  I used a supply from Jameco.  Part #196795
> http://www.jameco.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?langId=-1&storeId=10001&catalogId=10001&productId=196795
> 
> It costs $12.  I used 2 of them in my application.  I was able to split the 
> load into 2 banks of 50 coils and then powered each bank with one of the 
> supplies.  It worked great!

Thanks for the datapoint! Those do look like good supplies, and that's a
very nice price.

I'm seconding the request for pictures, I can think of a lot of fun
things you could do with 100 solenoids... Where does your daughter go to
school?

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