Solenoid Valve is suitable for hazardous locations.

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Normally closed, 3-way solenoid valve is explosion-proof and UL listed. Body is made from brass, and seals and seat are Buna N. Soft-seated poppet design provides bubble-tight sealing in air applications. Valve can operate safely in temperatures from 0 to 104° F ambient, with maximum TC3 valve temperature rating of 160°C. Maximum operating pressure is 150 psi. Valve is available in 120 volt/60 Hz, 240 volt/60 Hz and 24 volt/60 Hz models.



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UL Listed Explosion-Proof Valve From Lexair Works Safely In Hazardous Environments


LEXINGTON. KY (November 30, 2001) - Lexair's UL listed explosion-proof, 3-way, normally closed solenoid valve is designed to meet control application challenges in hazardous locations.

The male 1/4" NPT outlet port mounts directly on Lexair's 2- and 3-Way Poppet valves and Tube-O-Matic(TM) valves for simple, safe and effective valve operation in flammable locations, including dust and gas environments.

The body of the Lexair 3-way explosion-proof valve is made from brass and the seals and seat from Buna N. The valve's soft-seated poppet design provides bubble-tight sealing in air applications. It can operate safely in temperatures ranging from 0° F to 104° F ambient, with a maximum TC3 valve temperature rating of 160°C. Maximum operating pressure is 150 psi.

The Lexair 3-way explosion-proof valve is available in 120 volt/60 Hz, 240 volt/60 Hz and 24 volt/60 Hz models. Power consumption is 7 watts DC and 6 watts AC.

Lexair manufactures a flull line of standard and specialty fluid power products, including hydraulic, pneumatic and process control valves for industrial, mobile, marine, aerospace and custom-designed valves for unique OEM applications. Lexair also manufactures a wide range of machine tool accessories and workholding products.

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