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The case of the system that wouldn't purr

Most producers of hydraulic fluids have laboratories responsible for routine testing of customer systems. Some also have an analytical services laboratory for troubleshooting customer problems, such as fluid contamination, pump wear, seal damage, and other nonroutine situations. As the manager of such a laboratory, it is my job to assign relevant tests to my chemists, and then use the data to try to solve the customer's problem - sort of a detective agency for hydraulic system problems.

This is the first of what I plan to be many columns in Hydraulics & Pneumatics summarizing interesting stories about systems gone wrong, in the hope you will pick up tips to keep your systems working ...

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