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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 should look after them by performing some pump maintenance for a long pump life time. Reliability and repeat-ability of pumping flows are important to manufacturing [...]

By |2020-10-23T07:43:37-04:00March 5th, 2017|Categories: Pumps-cat|Tags: |
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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 the video starts with the both Syringe Retainer Thumbscrews loosened and the Syringe Retainer Bracket separated from the syringe v block ready to accept the [...]

By |2021-03-08T20:49:47-05:00February 2nd, 2017|Categories: Pumps-cat, SyringesTubingcat|
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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 deliver anything like the pressure the manufacturer claims Doesn't stop pumping when the syringe pusher block hits the end stop. Could be a stalling problem [...]

By |2020-10-23T07:44:43-04:00February 1st, 2017|Categories: Pumps-cat|
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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 the high load on the motor and signals the computer in the pump to stop applying the driving force. This is to protect the tooth [...]

By |2020-10-23T07:45:01-04:00February 1st, 2017|Categories: Pumps-cat|
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Pump Commands

How does the pump communicate with a computer. Pump Communication Procedure Command Set Are you looking for a detailed explanation of the the available pump commands? Are you interested in the specific syntax of a pump command? They are explained in detail in your pump manual. I am considering offering pump programming training here, are [...]

By |2021-03-27T16:38:32-04:00January 30th, 2017|Categories: Pump Programming, Pumps-cat, Software Support|
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Pumps and Wireless RS232 Connections

Can you use wireless RS232 devices to connect to your pumps over greater distances or into areas where it's difficult to run wiring? Yes - but there are problems. I have another post How Far Away Can Pumps Be From the Computer. There's a lot more about wireless issues and some other solutions to the [...]

By |2021-03-08T21:02:32-05:00December 23rd, 2016|Categories: PumpConnectivity, Pumps-cat|
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