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In order to understand a foreign people properly, one needs to learn their language. The same holds true for the field of circuit design. Unfortunately though, the symbolic language used by fluid power circuit designers has not yet been standardised to the point where one could use a symbol without creating ambiguity. This confusion originates from the fact that the technology in this field has developed so rapidly that standardisation has not kept up with progress. For this reason, many circuit designers use symbols which perfectly describe the hardware they use and this practice should not be condemned until uniformity in the field of standardisation is achieved.
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© 1979 Peter Rohner
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Rohner, P. (1979). Pneumatic Symbols and Control Element Description. In: Fluid Power Logic Circuit Design. Palgrave, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-16126-3_1
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