Maintenance
Removing operating fluid reservoir
1. Wear laboratory gloves to avoid skin contact.
2. Place the turbopump on the closed high vacuum flange.
3. Unscrew the Torx screws from the closing cap.
4. Lift the closing cap off the pump bottom part.
5. Remove the seal and O-ring.
6. Remove the edge protection ring.
7. Use tweezers to lever the operating fluid reservoir out of the bearing housing.
8. Use tweezers to pull old capillary rods (8×) out of the bearing housing.
9. Clean the closing cap with a clean, lint-free cloth.
7.3.2 Assembling operating fluid reservoir
Required consumables
● Laboratory gloves
● Operating fluid reservoir
Required tools
● Torx screwdriver TX 10
● Tweezers
● Screwdriver
● Calibrated torque wrench (tightening factor ≤ 1.6)
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Fig. 17:
1 Operating fluid reservoir
2 Edge protection ring
3 Capillary rod (8×)
4 Torx screws
Assembling operating fluid reservoir
1. Insert all the new capillary rods with the tweezers.
2. Insert the new operating fluid reservoir into the bearing housing.
3. Insert the new edge protection ring suitable for the operating fluid reservoir.
4. Insert the O-ring and the seal in the pump bottom part.
5. Fit closing cap.
6. Tighten the closing cap.
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– Use an O-ring picker.
– Do not use cleaning agents.
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Assembling operating fluid reservoir
– When doing so, do not exert pressure on the operating fluid reservoir.
– Tightening torque: 1.4 Nm.
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Closing cap
6
Seal
7
O-ring
8
Protective cap
6
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