::I have a requirement for 1 or 2 (maybe 3) vacuum pumps capable of :: providinga vacuum of slightly over about 0.5 atmosphere / 50 kPa / 7 psi= =20 / :: 14 inchesof mercury / at a flow rate (if vacuum flows :-) - of say 1.8 :: litres / minutes or about 3cc/second. That's a very modest requirement=20 by :: most standards. A small fishtank pump may well do what you want (Leica use them in their=20 tissue processors, though they don't admit that is what they are.) or what= =20 about a desoldering iron pump? Colin -- cdb, colin@btech-online.co.uk on 19/10/2010 =20 Web presence: www.btech-online.co.uk =20 =20 Hosted by: www.1and1.co.uk/?k_id=3D7988359 =20 =20 =20 =20 =20 --=20 http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist .