🔍 Key Concepts

• Hydraulic pump vs. hydraulic motor – which one creates pressurized flow and which one uses that flow to turn the wildcat • Follow the flow from the reservoir through the power pack to the windlass motors • Recognize standard hydraulic symbols: circle with arrow indicating pump (creates flow) vs. motor (receives flow)

💭 Think About

• On the diagram, trace the fluid path from the electric drive unit at the bottom toward the "To Starboard Motor" line. Which labeled component is the first one to turn mechanical energy into pressurized hydraulic fluid? • Compare the labeled items: which ones are valves or accumulators, and which one is the actual source of flow? Eliminate everything that only controls or stores pressure. • Look at the dashed box around the lower unit: which labeled item there would normally be driven by an electric motor to supply the entire system?

✅ Before You Answer

• Identify which label corresponds to the pump symbol (the component that sends pressurized fluid into the system, not the one that rotates the wildcat directly). • Confirm that the option you choose is upstream of the line marked "To Starboard Motor" and the recirculating circuit. • Make sure you are not picking a valve (directional/relief) or accumulator – these control or store pressure but do not generate the main flow.