Pump Programming
How do I get a laboratory pump to do…. Your questions answered here.
Dual Pump Set
Dual pump sets are for producing continuous fluid flow by using reciprocating pumps.
Pump Maintenance for a Long Pump Life Time
Syringe Pumps and Peristaltic Pumps are computer controlled mechanical machines. They get dusty - even in clean environments. These great laboratory devices cost a lot of money - so you [...]
DIY Syringe Pump – Outrageous Claims
I fully support the clever people making open source syringe pumps. But I don't support some of their outrageous claims. Worse still nobody ever seems to challenge them. None of [...]
Loading A Syringe on Your Pump
VIDEO: Loading A Syringe on Your Pump This short video shows you how to load a syringe onto your syringe pump. Please note that [...]
What to try when 41 program steps run out
Programmable syringe pumps have a limited number of program steps. Basically they only have so much on board memory available. What are some techniques for growing past this limit? Sometimes [...]
Low Pressure – wont stop when it hits the end
There comes a time in an old pump's life when it develops problems of low pressure. Is your syringe pump suffering from these symptoms? Low pressure - your pump doesn't [...]
Pump Wont Stop Automatically
Syringe pumps are supposed to automatically stop when they had reach the end of the plunger travel. This is called stall detection. There is stall detection circuitry which can see [...]
How To Specify Your Flow
drawing board Before you can start programming your pump, you need to understand the flow you require in detail. For a simple single rate and volume flow you [...]
RS-232 pump connections – DON’T USE the DB9 Connector
Had a report recently from a customer who said my software constantly crashed. My software shouldn't' crash - ever but there will be problems from time to time - I [...]