Canopy seal - part 2

If you read below, you'll see some info about an automatic canopy seal that I've been working on. It seems that the little electronic valve that I got requires voltage to stay switched. If you leave main voltage on it, it gets rather hot. But, they are made for a much reduced voltage to hold their switched position. To accomodate that, you need something called a "Hit and Hold" circuit. It turns out that in my case, a 24v valve, can be held with 1/3 it's voltage or 8volts. This should drop the current *way* down and keep the temps cool. I found a company that actually makes a "Hit and Hold' device just for this purpose. They have a 1/2 and a 1/3 voltage version and so I'll be trying one of them. It's called a "CoolCube" and is available from here http://www.bio-chemvalve.com

Harness is here!

Ok, so a big box full of colored wire showed up today at my house. I've got to sort it all out and spend some time labeling the wires with a Brady labeler (www.bradyid.com). It's called an IDXpert and if you haven't looked at it, it's truely awesome.... Here's the link Brady IDXpert Labeler

Harness at VP ready to ship

Wiring harness is just about ready to ship. You all know that VP offers this service with their systems. I don't know the costs of it, but they will be offering it when you purchase a system from them. Plan long term is to have the individual wires each laser labeled. Man won't that be *sweet*.