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Sigmatek Aeon Vacuum pump?
Does anybody have any real world data on this piston version of a vacuum
pump? http://www.sigmatek.com/1U478-003/1U...troduction.htm I do not have an installation that readily allows a wet pump, and most of the folks on our field believe that dry pumps are the worst idea that have been propogated on GA in a long time Reliability? Does it provide good vacuum comparable to rotary vane types? How many hours do you have on it? Thanks in advance Doug |
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Sigmatek Aeon Vacuum pump?
On Jun 14, 12:09 am, "Doug Palmer" wrote:
Does anybody have any real world data on this piston version of a vacuum pump? http://www.sigmatek.com/1U478-003/1U...troduction.htm I do not have an installation that readily allows a wet pump, and most of the folks on our field believe that dry pumps are the worst idea that have been propogated on GA in a long time Reliability? Does it provide good vacuum comparable to rotary vane types? How many hours do you have on it? Thanks in advance Doug Change your dry pump every 500 hours and be happy... denny |
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Sigmatek Aeon Vacuum pump?
On Thu, 14 Jun 2007 04:09:30 GMT, "Doug Palmer"
wrote: Does anybody have any real world data on this piston version of a vacuum pump? http://www.sigmatek.com/1U478-003/1U...troduction.htm I do not have an installation that readily allows a wet pump, and most of the folks on our field believe that dry pumps are the worst idea that have been propogated on GA in a long time Reliability? Does it provide good vacuum comparable to rotary vane types? How many hours do you have on it? Thanks in advance Doug I put one in a cheroke archer and it failed within 30 hours. Got another one from the factory, put it in and that one failed within 40 hours. Both failures was seizure of the piston and breakage of the plastic drive coupling. Talking with one of the employees at the factory indicated that they were having a problem with this sort of thing happening and they were working on a solution. They offered to replace the second one with another unit. I said no thanks, just give me my money back. I went back to a Rapco vane type pump. Had to eat the shipping costs and labor for all the installs. That is my experience with these pumps....... |
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