I did not replace the entire pump, only a motor. Sorry for a confusion. On Jul 12, 2012, at 9:28 PM, aaleshin wrote:
>> it is not cheap - probably $500 > When we purchased the pump, it was below $300 (a year ago). Replacement took > ~4 hours, but you must like doing it. You'll have to disassemble almost > entire pump module, so make pictures of each step and mark tubings ends with > labels. > > Alex > > > On Jul 12, 2012, at 6:28 PM, Jacqueline Vitali wrote: > >> Yes, it has happened to me more than once. It is not a good pump. Acta >> Prime Plus has a better one. They still have parts. Call GE technical >> support and they will tell you what to do. >> >> The part costs some money (it is not cheap - probably $500). I think the >> Akta Prime will keep on running as long as you maintain it. They can come >> to your lab to do the job for you but I do not know how much it is per hour. >> This team is called labcrew and they are very good. >> >> I would call them and try to arrange with them. >> >> Make sure you have your solutions elevated above the pump. Even though it >> is a pump you need to help it. Also do not use viscous solutions with it. >> (I do not use glycerol because of the pump). Finally clean it up with 20% >> ethanol after each use to avoid mold. >> >> On Thu, Jul 12, 2012 at 5:09 PM, Peter Hsu <[email protected]> wrote: >> Hi all, >> >> We've got an old Akta prime that I think is on the verge of kicking it. >> Hearing some high pitched sounds coming from the pump when we're running it. >> Line A seems clogged and makes a thudding noise when we try to do a pump >> wash through that line. Does anyone have any experience w/fixing >> one/replacing the pump? Or any idea how much it's going to set us back to >> get it fixed? >> >> Sorry for the off topic question/thanks in advance for any thoughts and >> ideas. >> >> Peter >> >
