Wastegate solenoid?

[Daniel Jost]

Im not around home to test my electronic wastegate solenoid from my car, so i was wondering if it is either completely open or completely closed, or is it a variable open/closed style valve, i was going to re-use it in a vacume bleed off style boost controller for my car, so i could use it in conjunction with a dial resistor to control how much boost i want then turn off the switch with the power going to it, and have it go closed again, to so it will then go back to the (stock) boost amount i have set with my adjustable rod for just town driving and cruizing.

Thanks, Dan

 

[cool 84]

It's pulse width modulated by the computer so it's variable. Whether it's open or closed with no voltage, I have no idea. Going by memory, the higher the DC, the higher the boost so I would have to GUESS it's closed with no voltage but that could be wrong.

 

[Jerryl]

..... it's closed with no voltage but that could be wrong.

You are in fact correct. (That even rhymes)

 

[Daniel Jost]

So does the comp. send out the voltage in pulses or can i just use some sort of resistor switch like i had hoped to be able to use.

,Dan