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Old 28th Feb 2008, 23:50
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FHA
 
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Not again!!

O.K., just this once..........

It's the P.T.U: the Power Transfer Unit. It's a device which transfers hydraulic power from one system to another, whilst remaining hydraulically de-coupled. Under certain conditions (like the engine start sequence here) it will operate automatically.
We engineers also use it to power up the main hydraulic systems (yellow and green) via a single electric pump (yellow system).

Hope this helps!
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