Hi Carlos,
I do not know if Edwards still does this, but at one point they had a
pump swap service where they would send you a refurbed pump and you
return your pump to them. I do not recall the price now, but it was
definitely less than a new pump, and I think there was some warranty
included.
If you are more adventure minded, RV pump servicing kits are supposed
to be available for purchase from Edwards too. I have never
serviced, let alone opened up, any vacuum pumps so I have not
explored this option further.
Which perhaps brings up the follow-up questions of: Has anybody
serviced their own vacuum pumps (RV in particular)? Was it
straightforward? Was it worth it?
Cheers,
--Corey
>Hi all,
> This question is for those of you with Oxford pumped magnets.
>One of the Edwards RV5 pumps from the vacuum trolley started making
>a lot of noise and I decided to replace it with a new one I
>purchased from Fisher. Now I would like to send the old one out for
>repairs and/or service. Can anyone recommend a company that repairs
>these vacuum pumps at a reasonable price?.
>
>Thanks in advance.
>______________________________________________________________________
>Carlos A. Amezcua, Ph.D.
>Biomolecular NMR Manager
>Tel: 214-645-2802
>Biochemistry Department
>Carlos.Amezcua_at_UTSouthwestern.edu
>UT Southwestern Medical Center
>http://utswbionmr.swmed.edu
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