You’ll need to power this here solenoid with about 6VDC (you don’t have to be exact, 5 to 6V will work fine) and ka-pow, it’s now a magnet. Turn off the power and it reverts back to a normal ...

The term solenoid in Greek means pipe-shaped! However, to drive a push-pull solenoid through a microcontroller you will need a way to control a lot of current with the microcontroller’s limited ...

Adafruit has this week announced a new addition to their range of products with the new availability of a 5V Mini Push-Pull Solenoid which is now available to purchase priced at $4.95.