If liquid is not compressible, why do we need special hydraulic fluid? Why not just use water?
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Something I haven’t seen here yet; hydraulic reservoirs need makeup air so that you don’t get vacuum when the fluid is moved back and forth.
Not only will the water evaporate into that air into a place where you DONT want humidity, you’ve now got a warm, moist environment far from any sort of regular cleaning. With water in most hydraulic systems you’d be inviting mold and all sorts of crap to grow in there.
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