Solenoid Valve + Arduino

How to Control a Solenoid Valve

1. Parts needed

Solenoid Valve
Diode
1k Ohm Resistor
Transistor
Breadboard
Arduino UNO
6 Jumper wires
Voltage source - varies on how much voltage your valve will need
2 Alligator clips - used to attach to valve and jumper cable that needs to be attached to arduino

2. Assembly

Connect one of the pins from GND to Negative side on the breadboard.
Attach a pin on the positive side of breadboard next to your GND pin to the solenoid valve .
Put the transistor in the middle of the breadboard on the side of where your GND pin is.
Transistor has 3 pins Emitter, Base, and Collector. (left to right)
Attach 1k Ohm resistor to Emittor pin on a breadboard and connect to any pin on the Arduino.
Attach diode and wire connecting to the solenoid valve on the Base pin of the Transistor. One part of the diode is attached to the Base pin and other is on the positive side of the breadboard.
Attach a jumper cable on the Collector pin of the Transistor and then attach the other side of the jumper cable to the negative side of the breadboard.
On the same side, but opposite direction of where your GND pin and the wire for solenoid valve pin is, there is another (+) (-) area on the breadboard connect voltage source there.
YOUR CIRCUIT IS MADE!
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