CO2 supply

Curious about just how much air is needed to open these Airnoids I hooked up 2 of the gold ones with the appropriate line lengths to simulate a V8 nozzle system. I put a manual shutoff valve at the bottle. The line length from the bottle to the actuator was 8 feet. I gave it a couple of hits normally and then shut off the flow to the actuator. I then bumped the button on and off to see how many times I could open the Airnoids with just

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the co2 stored in the line between the actuator and the Airnoids. I got 2 shots out of the air stored in the line. I should probably figure out the cubic inches stored there but suffice to say these things need very little volume to open. This means you don’t need a big capacity bottle.

Actuator Life

I have burned up my share of coils by leaving them on too long when testing. I decided to try to burn one up on purpose. I wanted to see what the life of the actuator might be since it only draws 0.6 amp. I turned it on with 15 volts going to it and walked away. I checked on it 45 minutes later. It was up to 160 degrees surface temperature but it kept on ticking. Considering that I have melted coils in ten minutes or less I felt this was a good thing and did not feel the need to go on to the inevitable end. This almost no amp, long life means that my Bonneville clients can quit worrying about carrying spare coils. Another area that has always needed help in this area is boating enthusiasts. With big enough bottles on board they can now race shore to shore. They may kill everything else on a long distance “Brag Race” but this time the actuator and Airnoids will be intact.

Maintenance

I have shown that the Airnoids will require little or no maintenance unless you run a rock through them. Replacing the plunger is a few steps more complicated than electric solenoids. These steps must be followed religiously to avoid damage. These can be done by most anyone but I don’t think I would let the team gorilla do it. I am running out of room here and the repair is basically another story for another time but I will be glad to train anyone that purchases one or I can do it for you.

Fun and Games

Maximum Fuel Flow

What about that Blue single Airnoid running fuel? Do you need massive amounts of fuel flow?

The FS500 can accommodate you. The Airnoids all have a Teflon plunger material and the seal material in the upper housing of the FS500 is also inert so no change is necessary. It does not care what kind of “special” fuel you throw at it.  Alcohol comes to mind with extreme HP systems. I see it also being used on fuel injected cars for on/off fuel curve control.  With the FS500 nitrous Airnoid you could also exceed the 90 psi of the normal fuel Airnoid. I have no idea what  nitrous combination could require that much fuel pressure but you could do it.

Here is something to consider if you can find a radical reason to do it. Since the Combo Airnoids share the same orifice sizes you could convert one side or the other to fuel or nitrous. This ends up being a double nitrous or fuel Airnoid. IF for some reason you wanted to double up the output of one of the combo you could change the upper housing seals and the return spring accordingly

It’s a little overkill I grant you but it might make for a neater layout in some cases. Dual cross plates come to mind.