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need some help with a computer controled water show
Ok so I am starting a project ware I have a computer that controls well a water show. So I am going to use pvc pipe and set up my first test rig that has 4 jets and I am going to have a compressed air and water supply. The water fills into one of the jets and the air pushes it out. The problem I am having is finding a way to deliver compressed air in bursts or controlling the flow of how much air leaves. I need a way in which u can have a valve that opens as much as I need it to but it has to be able to be controlled remotely. Any ideas. Thanks
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12 years ago
As far as I know, fast-acting high-pressure high-flow water valves of the sort you need for water shows are pretty expensive specialty items. But the following vendors of valves that MIGHT work came up in a recent conversation elsewhere:
Valves 4 Projects eBay store
Clippard user-configurable valves
Reply 12 years ago
yes that might work well. I might pick some up and start building soon thanks alot.
12 years ago
well, if you are controlling it with a computer you can just use the parallel port