Hi has any tried controlling this type of industrial hydraulic solenoid valve to actuate hydraulic piston? It’s a 12v dc but I don’t have additional specs or design doc so don’t know the expected amps.. may be 2A.
Hello mashaikh23
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Take a DMM and make some measurements.
Thanks could you please elaborate? I am be using 12v car battery just to activate it but my fear is not to melt it.
Without the manufacturer's specifications, anyone would just be guessing.
IT has a metal case and when you mount it on a large piece of metal you will not be able to melt it.
Besides, the hydraulic fluid will cool it!
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OEM product. Use only as in the original installation.
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Take your DMM and measure the resistance and use Ohm's law.
Hi, @mashaikh23
Welcome to the forum.
How do you know it is 12V operation and not 24V?
Can you please tell us your electronics, programming, arduino, hardware experience?
Thanks.. Tom.. 
I am novice for everything. The voltage is and resistance is from the spec sheet.
What spec sheet?
Tom... 
You answered your own question in post #9
Current = 2.542 Amps
Your questions are very helpful . 
Yup I am getting better. 
Someone found the specs of a similar solenoid for me and told me the voltage and resistance.
A 12V 4A or 5A supply should be adequate to operate the solenoid.
So how much heat will it generate?
P = I x V.
So 12V x 2.542A = 30.5W
It will get hot
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Hi, @mashaikh23
They come as 12V and 24V it seems.
What is the resistance of your solenoid, have you actually measured it with DMM?
Thanks... Tom..
A hydraulic piston usually moves in two directions. You have not described how your valve functions. Please draw a block diagram of your hydraulic system and include your solenoid valve.
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