Accumulators

Mick-the-fitter

Mick-the-fitter

It’s what I do!
Or by following the hose from the pilot pump ( small gear pump, on the end of the main pump)
 
GazCro

GazCro

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Must have been a bad batch, I trash any other brand in a month or two, but I still have Hombury fittings in use that were originally fitted on my Hyundai over five years ago. Nowadays I won't use anything else.
I don't doubt it was a particularly bad batch but I've had a few since and they haven't lasted as long as the ones i usually get from local hyd supplier. Admittedly breaker on 240 would probably be better in 3/4 fittings but other 1/2 stand it much better (and 1/2 are a lot cheaper).
 
Furniss

Furniss

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Didn't take too much finding tbh - asked for a replacement price - im guessing it's a non serviceable item ?
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DaveDCB

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What are the fittings on most tractors, Just push them in and pull them out?
 
craig

craig

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What are the fittings on most tractors, Just push them in and pull them out?
Usually an ISO A type, but they (the female) are fixed by the collar rather than the body, so when the pipe is pulled or someones forgot to remove it and drives off :ROFLMAO: , the whole fitting pulls out slightly and because it fixed by the collar it has the same effect as pulling the collar back, to release the pipe.
 
V8Druid

V8Druid

do it as well as you can,but learn to do it better
Can be recharged if the diaphragm isn't split.
yeh if the diaphragm is in one piece there might be a Schraeder valve hiding under the plug with a cross in it, on the end ... looks to be plastic ... would need a dry nitrogen recharge, to 60-80% of whatever pressure the system functions at, probably ... at least you have a few numbers on it and might get lucky finding a replacement ... try Whitehouse Products for a sub..

the guts of one ......
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V8Druid

V8Druid

do it as well as you can,but learn to do it better
What are the fittings on most tractors, Just push them in and pull them out?
Usually an ISO A type, but they (the female) are fixed by the collar rather than the body, so when the pipe is pulled or someones forgot to remove it and drives off :ROFLMAO: , the whole fitting pulls out slightly and because it fixed by the collar it has the same effect as pulling the collar back, to release the pipe.
trouble with the ISO A,s is they leak as they're disconnected and dribble a thimbleful-ish of oil .... damned sight easier to use though .... and a quarter of the price of FFs
 
Furniss

Furniss

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yeh if the diaphragm is in one piece there might be a Schraeder valve hiding under the plug with a cross in it, on the end ... looks to be plastic ... would need a dry nitrogen recharge, to 60-80% of whatever pressure the system functions at, probably ... at least you have a few numbers on it and might get lucky finding a replacement ... try Whitehouse Products for a sub..

the guts of one ......
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Cheers

Going to have to go looking - had a price from usual uk supplier and they can't ship to France because full of nitrogen 🤷
 
V8Druid

V8Druid

do it as well as you can,but learn to do it better
Cheers

Going to have to go looking - had a price from usual uk supplier and they can't ship to France because full of nitrogen 🤷
How would they get a machine with them fitted to France then?😊
WTF?? :unsure::rolleyes: .... they must get shipped around the world charged .... not like they're flying 'em around the place is it and not the only sort of thing that gets transported pressurised ????
 
Mick-the-fitter

Mick-the-fitter

It’s what I do!
WTF?? :unsure::rolleyes: .... they must get shipped around the world charged .... not like they're flying 'em around the place is it and not the only sort of thing that gets transported pressurised ????
40 bar I would guess, but the steel container is hardly likely to just explode!!
 
V8Druid

V8Druid

do it as well as you can,but learn to do it better
40 bar I would guess, but the steel container is hardly likely to just explode!!
fill pressure is normally 60-80% of whatever pressure the system/circuit functions at, apparently Mick, so if the average servo circuit runs circa 35 bar, would be a lot lower than 40 .. be closer to 21 - 28bar and as you say, the body of the accumulator is hardly likely to explode ... usually 3mm wall thickness, minimum . :rolleyes: .... bit of a farce about transporting them really, especially as they're all filled on a completely assembled machine :rolleyes::(
 
GazCro

GazCro

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A lot of things get moved around as part of something fine but as an individual part not so easily. Take e bike batteries for example fine if its with you're bike but not if the bike isn't with it.
 
Furniss

Furniss

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A lot of things get moved around as part of something fine but as an individual part not so easily. Take e bike batteries for example fine if its with you're bike but not if the bike isn't with it.
Am I going to have to buy a whole digger then 🤔
 
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