regen

[Big Jon]

I have a 4210 what does the regen function do exactly? I tried to read in manual but does not explain very well.

 

[jinman]

Regen is simply taking the fluid from the rod side of the cylinder as it extends and directing it into the piston side of the cylinder along with pressurized fluid. This allows a loaded bucket to aid the piston side flow and prevent cavitation. Since regen happens right in the joystick valve, it is effectively tying the piston and rod sides together with a check-valve so pressurized fluid cannot flow backwards into the rod side. If the pressure on the piston side is very low as it would be in a cavitation situation, the rod side easily flows into the circuit along with fluid from the pump. As soon as any backpressure is felt, all regen flow stops because of the checkvalve action.

 

[Ductape]

Use the search function here on TBN for plenty of reading. Essentially, it takes exhausted fluid from your dump curcuit and redirects it into the backside of your curl/dump cylinders to make your bucket dump more efficiently. Often the weight of the material in the bucket will try to make the fluid behind your curl cylinders cavitate, and the regen combats this.

 

[Ductape]

Ninja'd by Jinman.....

 

[Big Jon]

Been doing just that Ductape. Looking for a log splitter and trying to work out many things.

Thanks jinman and ductape!