When it comes to sizing a hydraulic reservoir, my motto and advice is the bigger the better. Because the greater the tank volume the longer the dwell time the oil has to give up contaminants – particles, water and particularly air. Size DOES matter.
The rules of thumb for reservoir size – and that’s all they are – differ for … Read more
I was sitting at the breakfast table Saturday morning when my 12 year old son marches in and disturbs the peace by throwing down the following challenge:
“You’re not a troubleshooter unless you can fix my camera!”
The back story to this is, a couple of months ago I released a new book, ‘The Hydraulic Troubleshooting Handbook‘, which … Read more
I got this question from one of our members:
“Could you explain heat generation in hydraulic valve solenoid coils? If the temperature of the coil increases what will happen to the directional control valve’s function?”
The short answer to this is: the solenoid coil will fail and therefore the hydraulic valve itself will cease to function.
In AC electric coils … Read more