hydraulic pump

Complete beginner here so please forgive.

I want to use Arduino to control a solenoid valve on a hydraulic pump. Its a dual action valve. The control circuit is 24V. Has anybody tried something like this. Hoping somebody can give me a project outline as I don't know where to begin.

Thanks.

That should be easy, a solenoid is essentially the same as a relay so have a look in the Playground

http://arduino.cc/playground/Main/InterfacingWithHardware#Output

about 1/3 the way down you have the "Electrical / High Power" section.


Rob