Inkjet printers contain very quiet, low power peristaltic pumps. They use
them to create pressure, but can be used to create vacuum as well. I've
pulled apart a bunch of these printers, but have thrown away all the pumps,
cause I couldn't think of a use for them.

Neil



On 11/22/05, alan smith <micro_eng2@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> I believe these are what I am after. This is used to evacuate a gas from =
a
> line, in a lab enviroment. Basically designing a one off circuit to contr=
ol
> a manifold that accepts different gases to be fed to an analysis unit, so
> the pump will be on the other side of the lab gear to "pull" the gas thru
> the instrument as well as to evacuate the system after.
>
>
>
> Harold Hallikainen <harold@hallikainen.com> wrote:
>
> > alan smith wrote:
> >> I'm looking for a small, QUIET air pump, running on 9-12VDC, lowest
> >> possible current consumption as it may end up being in a handheld
> >> device. Pretty much all the info I have right now, doesnt need to
> >> pull/push alot of air, mainly just to evacuate gas from
> >
> > Fish tank air pump?
> >
>
> Try http://www.apollopumps.com/
>
> Harold
>
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