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Old 4th September 2011 | 22:45
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From: Grobelling through the murk to the sunshine above.
framer has it. However, to say the PTU 'gets pressure' from system A fluid is not quite right.

The PTU is a pump, which pressurizes part of the B system, this pump is driven by a hydraulic motor, which is operated by system A. There is no fluid transfer, the link is purely mechanical.

This part of the B system takes fluid from below the standpipe, in case there is a loss of fluid from the main part of the system. However, as framer correctly states, if there was no fluid (at all) in system B, the PTU would not work.
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