Homemade semi-automatic pellet gun help.

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Sun Oct 01, 2023 8:56 pm

Hey guys currently I have a smei auto airgun operating on 200psi with a 3way 2 position valve, qev and dump chamber with a electric solenoid to chamber rounds. currently im using an esp32 to time the valve on and off for 10-20 milliseconds. For some reason i can get the valve to turn on and off quicker for less that 10 milli seconds. The 3 way 2 pos solenoid valve runs off a mosfet to switch on and off but wont click open when i set the milliseconds for less than 10. Any advice would be appreciated. Also any advice on how to post videos here would be appreciated.
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Fri Oct 13, 2023 5:14 pm

So does it fire from an "open bolt" or closed? Like are the solenoid and solenoid valve energized simultaneously?
I would hazard a guess it has to do with your power supply and isolation between the solenoids but a little more detail could help.
Also that sounds awesome, hope you share soon!
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