[labnetwork] Looking for a MAG.DRIVE 1000 Turbo Pump Controller for a MAG 900 CT Turbo Pump

[Brent Gila]

Hello Julia,

We had our pump go out in 2014 and decided to replace it with a 
different manufacturer's pump and controller.  Our STS DRIE is a legacy 
tool with limited support, so we decided to start upgrades ourselves.

We went with a Edwards STPA1303CV pump and SCU800 controller with 
associated cables and vent valve.  The total price was a lot less than 
the STS OEM solution and we were able to get it in days rather than 
months.  This pump is a 1300L/s rather than the older 900L/s, but we see 
no difference in processes, the throttle valve takes care of that.  We 
did have to create a custom interface for the controller to the STS 
DRIE, but this was because we did not want to cut the cable and just use 
a plug in replacement.  We used something like this part below for the 
interface:

https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.amazon.com_Connector-2DD-2Dsub-2D25-2Dpin-2DTerminal-2DBreakout_dp_B073RG3GG6&d=DwID-g&c=pZJPUDQ3SB9JplYbifm4nt2lEVG5pWx2KikqINpWlZM&r=EhqHy4a2rnA5a4ehzWAAfKveFS3lPv3RmQTaTocONM4&m=AcKQhgy_28FYjnScrbko2ttSkc0ww6nGU5XndfpV2io&s=KJXuNbhVKUC03eqSxTGJF-gUDcRirit1I3I4mg900vY&e=

The DRIE computer is sending a signal to start the pump and looking for 
feedback that the pump is at 100% speed.  Our engineer got all this 
installed and we have been running for the past 4 years without any pump 
issues.  We may still have the old MAG DRIVE 1000 controller on a shelf, 
I'll take a look later.  The good news is there is a path forward.

Best Regards,
Brent
-- 
Brent P. Gila, PhD.
Director, Nanoscale Research Facility
1041 Center Drive
University of Florida
Gainesville, Florida 32611
Tel:352-273-2245
Fax:352-846-2877
email:bgila at ufl.edu


On 6/11/2018 9:13 AM, Daniel Christensen wrote:
>
> Hi Julia,
>
> Sorry to hear about your Leybold Mag Drive turbo controller.  I have 
> been dreading the day our (last) Mag drive 1000 dies.  I acquired one 
> as backup a few years ago but the drive in use died and was not able 
> to be repaired.  So we are down to our last one and its currently in use.
>
> I  have spent some time looking at the control signals and the good 
> news is that I think you can interface a different pump controller.  
> We were under the impression for a long time that the interface was 
> something special and required a $100k STS retrofit (that included the 
> new turbo and controller).  I’ve gotten as far as understanding the 
> Leybold interface and making some notes on how I think it operates.  I 
> have been planning on figuring out how to install a replacement 
> controller that can utilize the existing STS interface signals but I 
> haven’t started that.
>
> If you get to the place where you just have to put on a different 
> turbo, I would be happy to share what I’ve generated.
>
> Good luck!
>
> Dan C
>
> Univ of WI-Madison
>
> *From:* labnetwork-bounces at mtl.mit.edu 
> [mailto:labnetwork-bounces at mtl.mit.edu] *On Behalf Of *Aebersold,Julia W.
> *Sent:* Friday, June 08, 2018 4:21 PM
> *To:* labnetwork at mtl.mit.edu
> *Subject:* [labnetwork] Looking for a MAG.DRIVE 1000 Turbo Pump 
> Controller for a MAG 900 CT Turbo Pump
>
> We have an older STS DRIE with a Mag 900 CT turbo pump on our DRIE. 
> The controller (MAG.DRIVE 1000) for the turbo pump wont power up and 
> has died.  So, I am trying to locate a functioning/refurbished 
> controller.  I know these parts are getting very scarce (PTB Sales dos 
> not have one, even though their website says otherwise) so any help 
> would be appreciated.
>
> Cheers!
>
> Julia Aebersold
>
> Manager, Micro/Nano Technology Center
>
> University of Louisville
>
> Shumaker Research Building, Room 233
>
> 2210 South Brook Street
>
> Louisville, KY  40292
>
> (502) 852-1572
>
> https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__louisville.edu_micronano_&d=DwID-g&c=pZJPUDQ3SB9JplYbifm4nt2lEVG5pWx2KikqINpWlZM&r=EhqHy4a2rnA5a4ehzWAAfKveFS3lPv3RmQTaTocONM4&m=AcKQhgy_28FYjnScrbko2ttSkc0ww6nGU5XndfpV2io&s=zYFvKAzF4iDDy8eqBRth68SAzypeFS1RRCZRZFO3r_A&e= 
> <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__louisville.edu_micronano_&d=DwMFAg&c=pZJPUDQ3SB9JplYbifm4nt2lEVG5pWx2KikqINpWlZM&r=_VzhfR25g4PxV91wRmPaWA&m=wyL9d-01vJx8dBaXGtnAr14uTia7vUbMj2uFxq0X65I&s=8DUj7fM6h8GNtKbE9zN8f6Nui3Vh2MAj5CbziJeEpzU&e=>
>
>
>
> _______________________________________________
> labnetwork mailing list
> labnetwork at mtl.mit.edu
> https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__mtl.mit.edu_mailman_listinfo.cgi_labnetwork&d=DwICAg&c=pZJPUDQ3SB9JplYbifm4nt2lEVG5pWx2KikqINpWlZM&r=_VzhfR25g4PxV91wRmPaWA&m=wyL9d-01vJx8dBaXGtnAr14uTia7vUbMj2uFxq0X65I&s=YW7NFgJ26DWtrTat60Nwi_Z6TaQZxZykGQbOXAMLk9c&e=

-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: <https://mtl.mit.edu/pipermail/labnetwork/attachments/20180612/8c789eed/attachment.html>