How to know if there is water in the hydraulic system? Creamy appearance of fluid in the sight level gauge Fluid seems to be growing in volume; fluid coming out of the filler/breather (a pretty sure sign the water/oil heat exchanger has failed) Water in hydraulic fluid: Depletes some additives and reacts with others to form corrosive
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…That’s an easy answer! It’s because you’re using your ball valve to throttle your flow. Ball valves are designed for one thing: to turn flow off and on. In fact, the ball inside the valve that does the work is optimized so that it doesn’t restrict flow or cause pressure to drop through the valve
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The most commonly used hydraulic fluids are mineral oil-based ISO 32 and ISO 46 fluids. The numbers in their names represent fluid viscosity in centistokes at 100 °F. Additive packages in hydraulic fluids provide the properties necessary to turn base oils into fluids suited for hydraulic applications, setting them apart from lubricating oils. Whereas hydraulic
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The weather is gradually getting warmer and it is vital that you ensure that the fluid power equipment you design, operate or maintain is adequately equipped to cope with changing temperatures. Though winter weather is to blame for most adverse fluid power system failures, warmer weather has a few drawbacks. By preparing your plant and systems for
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