Transport and storing
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Transport and storing
Transport
The devices are delivered in safe transport packaging. Check whether the
packaging has been damaged during transport. If that is the case, notify the
freight forwarder and Leybold if necessary.
Keep transport packaging for any further transportation and storage of the
pump. Be careful not to damage the sockets and connections during
handling.
Unpacking
The turbomolecular pump is shipped in a sealed PE bag with desiccant. Do
not open the PE bag until immediately before installing. Do not remove the
covers and blanking flanges until you are ready to make the connections, to
ensure that the turbomolecular pump is installed under the cleanest possible
conditions.
The pump is equipped with four M8 boreholes for eye-bolts for transport.
Remove the pump from the packaging using the two eye-bolts provided,
guiding it with one hand.
Transport the pump only in its transport packaging or at the eye-bolts pro-
vided for this purpose. Do not stand below the pump while connecting or
removing the turbo molecular pump.
Storing
To store the devices, place them in a sealable PE bag containing a drying
agent and use the supplied transport packaging. Do not store pump and
accessories in a moist atmosphere so as to prevent these items from suffer-
ing corrosion. Take note of details in Section 4.8.
For pumps that have been stored for more than 12 months, a ball bearing
run-in procedure must be carried out before operation, see Section 4.7.
For pumps that have been stored for more than 3 years, we recommend a
preventive exchange of the ball bearings, see Section 5 Bearing replacement.
CAUTION
