Re: vacuum pump

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Original poster: "Jason Petrou by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <jasonp-at-btinternet-dot-com>

Liam,

Yup it is very possible. If you get a relatively good pump from a bosch or a
neff fridge then they will pump down to about 10KPa, or 0.1 atm - sometimes
more. They do get hot though!!!

Best R,
Jason
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Sent: Friday, November 16, 2001 6:45 PM
Subject: Re: vacuum pump


> Original poster: "lysergic by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>"
<wputts-at-earthlink-dot-net>
>
> Might be a little off topic . I remember reading not to long ago how to
make
> a vacuum pump from a refrigerator compressor seems feasible enough will
find
> the link and post it
>
> Liam Potts
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Tesla list" <tesla-at-pupman-dot-com>
> To: <tesla-at-pupman-dot-com>
> Sent: Wednesday, November 14, 2001 11:09 AM
> Subject: Re: vacuum pump
>
>
> > Original poster: "Luc by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>"
> <ludev-at-videotron.ca>
> >
> > Hi Godfrey,
> >
> > WOW! nice find I envy you ;-)) check this site:
> >
> > http://www.tiac-dot-net/users/shansen/belljar/
> >
> > I remember an other discussion place but can't find the link, may
> > be it could ring a bell to someone: this site arrange discussion
> > group on different subject they even try to have a group on tesla
> > without success.
> >
> > Cheers,
> >
> > Luc Benard
> >
> > Tesla list wrote:
> > >
> > > Original poster: "Loudner, Godfrey by way of Terry Fritz
> > <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <gloudner-at-SINTE.EDU>
> > >
> > > Hi All
> > >
> > > At a laboratory surplus sale I got hold of a new General Electric
> Millipore
> > > vacuum pump for $20 that is rated at 1 HP and 240 volts. I want to use
> it on
> > > high voltage projects. It has two nozzles, two gages, two adjusting
> screws,
> > > and each nozzle is connected to a glass bottle. One of the bottles is
> filled
> > > with oil and the other bottle has some sort of filter inside. Does
> anyone
> > > know where I can go on the internet to find out how to use a vacuum
> pump?
> > > All I can find are thousands of sales sites. There were no nozzles or
> > > instruction booklet with the pump. I can immediately use it to pull a
> vacuum
> > > on an x-ray transformer that I am converting from DC to AC output.
> > >
> > > Godfrey Loudner
> >
> >
> >
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