Olimex is a wide-ranging supplier of many different types of products. One of their products is WATER-VALVE-6.5MM-12VDC, a solenoid valve tuned for water system control. We’ve had a number of questions recently concerning significant visual differences in this product when customers receive it, with concerns of misshipment. What’s going on?
Olimex has confirmed that they use multiple sources to fulfill orders for this product, with each source having its own variation on the design. All of them conform to the specifications the supplier offers, but yours may end up looking quite different from the products depicted on our website. This shouldn’t affect its functionality at all.