Fluid Power Tips, Issue 20: What gets your motor running?
One of the strengths of hydraulics is in its unsurpassed versatility to create and control motion. You can do many things accurately and with tight control, but the plethora of available components and manufacturers can be dizzying, especially when so many companies make many versions of the same thing. I’d say pumps are the most confusing product for the average fluid power learner to get their heads around, but hydraulic motors are a close second.
Four spring maintenance tips you shouldn’t overlook
I'm not sure what your preventive maintenance schedule is like, but some often like to plan their activities in conjunction with the seasons, and spring appears to be the quarter of choice when it comes to cleaning. That's right, I said spring. It's only a little more than a month away, so get excited!
Fluid Power Tips, Issue 19: Will Aquafresh help prevent cavitation?
Everyone and their grandma has heard the term cavitation as it relates to a pump. But does grandma even know what cavitationis; what it really is?
I first heard the term cavitation back in the day (which Dane Cook says was a Wednesday … fun fact) when I worked in the car wash business. I would occasionally hear that tell-tale sound of marbles in the pump. I was told cavitation was a bad thing, but was only taught it was caused by “starving the pump.”
Fluid Power Tips Issue 18: Get control of yourself
I am not going to lie; this series of symbol and schematic based issues has been challenging to create. I still work full time here at The Fluid Power House, designing and selling hydraulic systems, sending technicians out on service calls and quarterbacking pump rebuilds, etc. On top of work duties, I also have three children under the age of four, so many of my evenings involve t-ball games, bottle feeds and sticky messes.
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