Clippard Mouse Solenoid

I like the Clippard solenoid but I am very careful about which I buy. You will have to do some study to find which fits what you want. On voltage, I only buy 12V as I like to use surplus/salvage power supplies I find at resale shops for $2. Usually there are many more items using 12 V than 24VDC. There are many who don't care and will buy 24V and don't mnd the higher price of a 24Volt supply. The Clippard uses so little power that almost any power supply of the right voltage will give plenty of milliamps to power them. Worth checking though.

For ports, I avoid those which use a manifold as it just adds to the bulk and I don't need the manifold when I can find them without. I keep parts to a minimum. Less trouble to find and less expense. The manifold fitting sticking out the bottom just complicates mounting for me. I like just simple screws in the bottom to attach it to an aluminum algle bracket if I want it mounted. I like the 2 port type but I will go for three port if it is "fully ported". When looking at them, the correct three port type will have a small pipe sticking out the top. You can easily seal this exhaust by adding a simple 10-32 screw in the pipe. If it looks like a salt shaker on top, I find no way to seal this exhaust and avoid them.
For fittings when I mount them, I don't use solid piping as it is too much trouble. I find 10-32 to 1/8 barb fittings are really cheap and easy to just run the tubing direct to the solenoid without the problems of solid piping. I do like to add just a bit of silcone or super glue to these joints to get a good gas seal. To find the 10-32 fittings, do a search using the term 10-32 and then the correct term seems to be "10-32 port adapter". I have never found a 10-32 to any size in the hardwares I use. I did find shops who sell halloween fright house supplies sell 10-32 to 1/8 NPT but the shoulders have to be filed down to fit into the Clippard ports.

I like this setup.