Case drain Issues with pumps and motors: Part 2 (.PDF)

    Feb. 18, 2016

    In concluding the discussion from last month, motors are somewhat more sensitive to problems with the case drain than are pumps. This is because motors, more often than not, are required to reverse direction during operation. Figure 3 shows the powered and return lands of a directional control valve in a motor circuit...

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