A nitrous solenoid is an electrical device that allows nitrous oxide to flow through a supply line when activated. It is used in automotive, dental, and industrial applications. The solenoid can burn out if held open for too long, causing the valve to overheat and lose all nitrous.
A nitrous solenoid is an electrical device that is used to administer a shot of nitrous oxide when needed. Typically electrical, the nitrogen solenoid works in the same way as an electrical switch and allows gas from the nitrogen cylinder to flow through a supply line when the solenoid has been activated. In a typical application, the nitrogen solenoid would be activated by a manual or automatic switch. The manual switch would require someone or something to activate it, while the circuit breaker would be activated at a predetermined time.
Nitrous oxide is a gaseous chemical that is used for energy when it is injected into a gasoline engine. It is also used in dental offices to put patients to sleep during certain dental procedures and is used in industrial applications to cool hot equipment. The nitrogen solenoid allows nitrous to enter the engine fuel stream or the patient’s respirator. A typical solenoid is programmed to not only open a valve and allow a shot of gas to pass, but it is also designed to hold the valve open for a predetermined amount of time. This allows the user to determine how much nitrogen he wishes to use and to precisely control the flow.
Often, a nitrous system depends on another chemical to function properly. In an automotive application, this is typically gasoline. Operating with its own independent solenoid, the fuel system is programmed to spray fuel at the exact instant and for the entire duration that the nitrogen solenoid is spraying nitrous. In a car, nitrous oxide does not produce power, it simply allows the engine to use all of the added fuel that is injected into the fuel system. It is the fuel that creates and makes the added horsepower in the engine.
The most common problem with a nitrogen solenoid is its tendency to burn out. Being an electronic component, the solenoid can occasionally burn out if it is held open for too long. The flow of electricity through the nitrogen solenoid causes the valve to overheat, thus causing the valve to burn out. The solenoid often opens when it burns out and all nitrous from the feed tank is often lost. In an industrial application where nitrogen is used to cool a component, this typically results in a component getting hot shortly after the bottle has dried.
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