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Old January 9th 05, 12:31 AM
Jim Carriere
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Colibri wrote:
If the carbon vanes in a vacuum pump fail, any debris will be blown
overboard. If the pump pressurizes the instruments, the debris will be
blown into the instruments, ruining them.


This is a good point, although hopefully a filter would protect
against this expensive possibility.

 




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