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Test points, test coupling,test adapters and test hoses

Test points, test coupling,test adapters and test hoses

Test points, test coupling,test adapters and test hoses

(OP)
Hi guys , i am new in this forum. I work in paper industry as electrical engineer (newbie) and because of a new hydraulic system (with lot of automation) for press operation and movements i try to understand some things about hydraulic units (no experience before-neither theoritical background). So my question is what exactly from your practical experience test points (test coupling, test adapters and test hoses) do? Can we do some diagnosis and maintenance tasks, connect to them instruments with the system under pressure? Thank you

RE: Test points, test coupling,test adapters and test hoses

You use test equipment to test the system...

With all due respect, you don't sound anywhere near qualified to be using the test equipment anyway. So my suggestion is that you leave the test equipment alone.

Just because there are no electrons in the system, it does not mean that it is not capable of killing you if you don't know what you are doing. There are laws against unskilled persons working on electrical installations. Unfortunately there are no such laws to protect you from fiddling about with things that you don't understand on fluid power systems.

Leave it alone, for your own and perhaps other people's safety.

Imagine if someone posted a question on an equivalent electrical engineering forum, asking where to plug a volt meter into a high voltage system. There would be uproar...for good reason. It's no different here. Get some fluid power training before you plug anything in...

Again, no disrespect meant or offence, just trying to help keep you safe.

RE: Test points, test coupling,test adapters and test hoses

(OP)
Ok , thank you for your reply and concern/safety suggestions but you didn't give me any answer, any information to my question at all. I only ask for some information from your practical experience to know something and not to go tomorrow and implement on the field

RE: Test points, test coupling,test adapters and test hoses

Yes, I did...

You asked the question - "What exactly from your practical experience test points (test coupling, test adapters and test hoses) do".

They don't "do" anything. They are used to test the system. Using the electrical analogy again. I could ask what a volt meter does.

If you ask the question of how they are used, that is more specific and can be answered in more detail. However, the same note of caution would be applied. Such is the fundamental nature of your question, it tells us that you have no idea of how fluid power works, and so even if you were able to plug a gauge in to read the pressure, or a flow meter in to read the flow rate...would you be able to infer the meaning and be able to make an adjustment - in a safe manner?

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