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There are probably others but you can try </div>
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provac.com</div>
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They rebuild.</div>
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<div id="divRplyFwdMsg" dir="ltr"><font face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="font-size:11pt" color="#000000"><b>From:</b> Johnson, Michael W <mjohnso6@tulane.edu><br>
<b>Sent:</b> Monday, February 5, 2024 10:45 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> Roman Akhmechet <romana@princeton.edu>; labnetwork@mtl.mit.edu <labnetwork@mtl.mit.edu><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: Turbo pump PlasmaTherm 720 etcher</font>
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<div>I don't have experience with that exact turbo.</div>
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<div>Does the current ramp when trying to start?</div>
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<div>If no, I suspect a bad controller. If yes and no rotation, no increase in reported speed, maybe a stuck or crashed rotor in the pump.</div>
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<b>Subject:</b> [labnetwork] Turbo pump PlasmaTherm 720 etcher</font>
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<p class="x_x_MsoNormal">Recently our Leybold turbo pump on an old PlasmaTherm 720 RIE tool has stopped spinning. The controller for the pump seems to be communicating, but the load stays low when trying to start the pump for about 10 minutes before going into
failure, probably due to a time out. I’m wondering if anyone has a recommended vendor to repair turbo pumps, or advice on what other issue may be causing this. Thank you.
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