
The AirTAC Airtac 3V2 Solenoid Valve 3V206NOCI is a genuine 3-port 2-position (3/2) solenoid valve with 1/8 in ports. It either feeds its outlet or vents it to exhaust, which is what makes it the valve for single-acting cylinders, on/off air blow, clamping, vacuum switching and pilot duty.
Few small 3/2 valves switch vacuum as well as pressure; the AirTAC 3V206NOCI is rated from -102.2 kPa to 0.1 MPa, so the same normally open valve can interrupt a vacuum line or a compressed-air line on one machine. It is direct-acting with a coaxial poppet and spring return, and its AC110V coil arrives on a pre-wired flying lead for direct connection to a control panel.
Normally open means the outlet is fed the moment supply air (or vacuum) is applied; energising the solenoid closes the path and vents the line. Flow at the PT1/8 port is Cv 0.18, 3.2 mm2 effective area per port, with 7 VA coil draw on AC.
| Model | Airtac 3V2 Solenoid Valve 3V206NOCI |
|---|---|
| Series | 3V2 |
| Valve type | 3/2-way (3-port, 2-position) |
| Function | Direct-acting, single solenoid, spring return |
| Initial state | Normally open |
| Port size | 1/8 in |
| Thread | PT |
| Coil voltage | AC110V |
|---|---|
| Electrical entry | Flying lead (lead-out wire type) |
| Coil power | 7 VA |
| Operating pressure | 0-0.8 MPa (0-114 psi) |
| Vacuum service | Rated -102.2 kPa to 0.1 MPa |
| Flow coefficient | Cv 0.18 (3.2 mm2 effective area) |
| Temperature | -20 to 70 C |
| Construction | Coaxial shut-off (poppet), direct-acting, spring return |
| Protection | IP65 (DIN 40050) |
| Medium | Air, filtered by a 40 µm or finer element. Lubrication not required. |
Figures follow the official AirTAC 3V2 catalogue. Confirm coil voltage and thread (PT / NPT / G) against the product label before wiring.
| 3V2 | Body — sets the flow, the coil power and whether vacuum is rated. |
|---|---|
| 1/8 in | Port size. M5, 06 = 1/8 in, 08 = 1/4 in, 10 = 3/8 in. |
| NO | Normally open: air passes until the coil is energised. |
| AC110V | Coil voltage. A = AC220V, B = DC24V, C = AC110V, E = AC24V, F = DC12V. |
| I | Electrical entry: I = flying lead, otherwise a DIN plug. |
| PT | Port thread. PT ships from stock; G and NPT are available to order. |
A 3/2 valve has three ports — supply, outlet and exhaust — and two states. It either feeds the outlet or vents it to exhaust, and that is the whole job.
That makes it the right valve for a single-acting (spring-return) cylinder, on/off air blow, a clamp, switching a vacuum generator or suction cup, and piloting a larger valve.
It cannot run a double-acting cylinder. A double-acting cylinder needs air alternately on two sides, which takes a 5-port valve — the AirTAC 4V series.
The -102.2 kPa to 0.1 MPa rating lets a laboratory manifold switch vacuum lines and compressed air with one valve type.
A single-acting indexer pin on a rotary carousel stays fed while the coil is off and exhausts when the AC110V solenoid cuts the path.
Flying leads suit a hand-wired test bench, where the valve cycles vacuum and pressure lines on trailer brake components.
Size down to the 3V1 when the duty is light and coil power counts (3.0 W on DC24V against 7 VA here), or to the 3V2M where a multi-station manifold matters more than flow - its base routing holds Cv to 0.1. For much higher flow, the 3V3 (1/4in, Cv 0.62, vacuum-rated) is the move; stepping to a 1/4in 3V208 only lifts Cv to 0.19.
Order around five decisions: 1/8in port, PT thread standard (G and NPT on request), normally open state, AC110V coil with flying-lead entry, and whether vacuum is part of the duty. Moving a double-acting cylinder? Use the 5-port AirTAC 4V series.
Confirm before you order
Flow per port is Cv 0.18 with a 3.2 mm2 effective area at 1/8in (1/4in 3V208: Cv 0.19, 3.4 mm2). Pressure spans 0-0.8 MPa and vacuum duty is rated -102.2 kPa to 0.1 MPa. Operating temperature is -20 to 70 C, AC coils draw 7 VA and DC coils 7.0 W, and the body meets IP65 (DIN 40050).
Decide what the outlet should do with the coil off. Normally open (this model) passes supply air or vacuum to the line immediately and closes when energised; normally closed keeps the outlet vented until switched. Pick NO for default-flow duties like blow lines or held clamps, NC for fail-closed isolation. Both are ordering options on the same 3V2 body.
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