How do I power a solenoid through a MOSFET?

[Ngrace94]

Hello everyone, ive followed multiple different tutorials, ive wired this up which i will show you now...

tbh I dont think it looks right, but this is complex and I have no idea how to hook this circuit up, i just want to be able to drive a solenoid through a mosfet.

Right now my meter readings are 0.01v at the gate, 5.70v at the drain and 0v and the source, the button presses make no difference. meter reading across the button also stay at 0v no matter what, if i unplug the wire pulling the button down, it reads 2.5v always, and the current accross the two blue terminals that go to the solenoid, are always both at 5.70v, somebody please tell me where I went wrong? I followed the tutorials as best I could and none worked, thank you.

[jim-p]

Which tutorial are you following?

[Ngrace94]

Control a Solenoid with an Arduino (Tutorial)

fast forward to 8:42 for the part I am at, thank you.

[Idahowalker]

Looking at the image

It looks like the blue wire and red wire are in the same holes near the green post of the upper breadboard image.

Post a schematic.

Post information about the MOSFET being used.

Oh there is no MCU being used.

Good luck.

[jim-p]

Did you use the same MOSFET and resistor values that Matt used?

[Ngrace94]

I use 220ohm resisters, and a 4007 doide same as matt, but I use a different MOSFET with the same pinout and also n channel, same as matt

[jim-p]

If you don't do it exactly as he did how do you expect it to work?
Also your pushbutton need to be rotated 90 degrees and rewired the same way Matt did.

[Ngrace94]

here is a schematic I just made, you can see that 6v is going to both ends of the solenoid, but im certain thats how it was in the tutorial, even though it seems wrong. ive rotated the button, but still no luck

[Idahowalker]

the - should be grounded and not tied to 6V.

Current flows with a V differential.

[jim-p]

@jim-p

Did you use the same MOSFET and resistor values that Matt used?

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