Jules coughed up some electrons that declared:

On Mon, 22 Jun 2009 09:54:21 +0100, Tim S wrote:
Just had a call back from the designer (who I guess is also the owner).
Very interesting... They use a custom design latching solenoid valve,
driveable by pulse in the range of 6-24v. And he seems happy to sell the
valves on their own.

Nifty. It's probably worth checking what testing's been done in terms of
estimating the number of cycles it'll stand before failing, as that'll
dictate what applications it can be used for.


Apparently, 200,000 operating cycles as required to get WRAS certification,
so he said.

I've ordered a sample of one to play with - I'll let you know what I think.

Cheers

Tim