I was not happy with the current offering of carb solenoids for AC which only reacted after you set the throttle. They are not “pushers.” To fix this, I ordered a 12 volt aircraft solenoid that was a “pusher” and had enough power to move the throttle arm. I talked to the tech department and they tested these solenoids at 200,000 cycles. I ordered one, modified a bracket, tied it to the AC Clutch activation wire and adjusted the throw. Now when I idle and the AC comes on, the solenoid activates and the engine rpm does not vary. Don’t know why these are not offered by the biggies.
Here is who I dealt with and what I ordered Derek Marshall | Product Engineer Guardian Electric Engineering and Manufacturing 1425 Lake Avenue, Woodstock, IL 60098 P: (815) 334-3614 F: (815) 334-0377 E: dmarshall@kelcomail.com Re order number: 204518, TP12x13-C-12D solenoid.
Only other consideration is the use of a Flyback Diode so current doesn’t feed back. I did not use one and have had no problems. Also, threaded the plunger shaft and put a nuts on it for adjustmen
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