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A control device for pressurized fluids includes a valve mechanism actuated by a first device incorporating electromagnets in a first housing, and a second device incorporating a circuit board for controlling the valve mechanism in a second housing. Pins on the first device and sockets on the second

A control device for pressurized fluids includes a valve mechanism actuated by a first device incorporating electromagnets in a first housing, and a second device incorporating a circuit board for controlling the valve mechanism in a second housing. Pins on the first device and sockets on the second device automatically form an electrical plug-type connection when the housings are joined. Each socket is received in a first portion of a through-hole provided in a mount supported on the circuit board such that it extends into a corresponding through-hole in the circuit board. A second portion of each through-hole in each mount has a funnel-shaped guide opening toward the pins. A pressure sensor supported by the circuit board forms a plug-type engagement with a port extending from the valve mechanism when the housings are joined. Contacts extend from the sensor into holes in the circuit board.

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A control device for pressurized fluids includes a valve mechanism actuated by a first device incorporating electromagnets in a first housing, and a second device incorporating a circuit board for controlling the valve mechanism in a second housing. Pins on the first device and sockets on the second

A control device for pressurized fluids includes a valve mechanism actuated by a first device incorporating electromagnets in a first housing, and a second device incorporating a circuit board for controlling the valve mechanism in a second housing. Pins on the first device and sockets on the second device automatically form an electrical plug-type connection when the housings are joined. Each socket is received in a first portion of a through-hole provided in a mount supported on the circuit board such that it extends into a corresponding through-hole in the circuit board. A second portion of each through-hole in each mount has a funnel-shaped guide opening toward the pins. A pressure sensor supported by the circuit board forms a plug-type engagement with a port extending from the valve mechanism when the housings are joined. Contacts extend from the sensor into holes in the circuit board. mined period of time is less than or equal to 3600 s. 26. A method of controlling the placement of a collector assembly of a celestial tracking apparatus into a wind-stow position, said method comprising: a) determining, in a first controller, if a wind has a speed greater than a first predetermined speed; b) determining, in a second controller, if a wind has a speed greater than a second predetermined speed; and c) pivoting said collector assembly about a pivot, wherein: said collector assembly has a center of gravity, a facing plane, and a target axis substantially perpendicular to said facing plane and passing through said center of gravity; said pivot is displaced from said target axis and said center of gravity so that said collector assembly pivots to said wind-stow position in a presence of a failure in said apparatus; and said collector assembly pivots into said wind-stow position when one of said determining activity a) and said determining activity b) determines said wind has a speed greater than one of said first predetermined speed and said second predetermined speed, respectively, for a predetermined period of time. 27. A method as claimed in claim 26 wherein: said first predetermined speed is less than or equal to 11.2 m/s; said second predetermined speed is greater than or equal to 12.1 m/s; and said predetermined period of time is greater than or equal to 7.5 s. 28. A method of controlling the placement of a collector assembly of a celestial tracking apparatus into a wind-stow position, said method comprising: pivoting said collector assembly about a pivot, wherein said collector assembly has a center of gravity, a facing plane, and a target axis substantially perpendicular to said facing plane and passing through said center of gravity, and wherein said pivot is displaced from said target axis and said center of gravity so that said collector assembly pivots to said wind-stow position in a presence of a failure in said apparatus; and latching said collector assembly into said wind-stow position. 29. A method of controlling the placement of a collector assembly of a celestial tracking apparatus into a wind-stow position, said method comprising: pivoting said collector assembly about a pivot, wherein said collector assembly has a center of gravity, a facing plane, and a target axis substantially perpendicular to said facing plane and passing through said center of gravity, and wherein said pivot is displaced from said target axis and said center of gravity so that said collector assembly pivots to said wind-stow position in a presence of a failure in said apparatus; and inhibiting said collector assembly from moving into said wind-stow position. 30. A celestial tracking apparatus