I have been designing systems for many years and like any Hydraulic System Designer
I try to cover every possible scenario.
We look at what might/ could happen that could affect safety of the operator or cause damage to the equipment.
Maybe you are concerned about what happens if you get a power failure or maybe an external force reacting back on the ram. It might be an event that is very unlikely to occur and you wonder if to cover it in the design or because it’s such a very rare event, take the chance!
What I am getting at here is about the sleepless nights and the myriad of extra valves you use in order to safeguard against all of those possibilities.
You then take another look at your system, it is bristling with valves and resembles an over decorated Christmas tree. You now worry that you have created a system with a greater risk of failure because of the number of parts and what about all that leakage!
We have the saying “Keep it simple stupid” kiss, but at what point do we draw the line and say we have gone far enough without compromising safety?
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