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Looks great. I like the chassis and panel, nice upgrades.

Ameen I would advise printing off something like the following: https://www.kimballphysics.com/multicf-hardware/technical-information/mounting-flanges-dimensions It contains most all the dimensions needed for making your own flanges. Your next step is to find someone locally who can help you turn th...

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This is suitable.

Welcome to the forum Marley! I would strongly advise finding someone older and more experienced to talk things through with ASAP. There are a number of guys in California (I know it's a big place) you might be able to link up with. Even someone you can ask questions over WhatsApp etc will greatly ha...

Suppliers are going taking a look at it and see what they can do, sent it off today.

Thanks for calling that Jerry, what would you do when wanting to slow down the pump then - wait it out? There's no real speed feedback on the controller, but the manual says it's able to start the pump even if it's still rotating, maybe I don't need to slow the pump down. John, will be waiting to he...

Yeah, all the sellers that say "no returns", "sold as is" etc and have their item listed in used condition have to refund you or provide returns if it's not fully functional. Ebay's definition: Used An item that has been previously used. The item may have some signs of cosmetic wear, but is fully op...

Yeah, Leybold give the go-ahead for horizontal operation. That's not the bug unfortunately. From the manual: In most applications the TURBOVAC will be flanged direct to the high-vacuum flange for the system. The design of the lubricating system makes it possible to mount and run the TURBOVAC in any ...

I tried running my turbopump again today after a hiatus of a couple of months. When I started the turbopump (press "Start" on the controller) it started accelerating, and then hit normal operation. Soon after hitting normal operation, the red failure light lit up and I pressed stop on the controller...

Sounds good, thanks Jerry.