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Old 18th Feb 2018, 16:48
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Hydraulic double acting rams displace a dissimilar quantity of oil when opening and closing. The reason is that when expanding the whole diameter of the cylinder is filled with oil. When retracting the oil goes between the shaft and the outer diameter. The difference being the volume of the shaft.

This also means that the opening force can be a lot more than the closing force.
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