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The upper rotor seems seized, maybe because it uses air bearings and needs to be operated correctly? Or is it dead and eligible for a destructive teardown?

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Dillon Nichols

Turbo pumps need to be at a low pressure before they are turned on. I used to work with them but never put my finger in one to see if they spin at atmospheric pressure. I bet Sam Zeloof would know ;)

Anonymous

my girlfriend told my about this type of magic. Show me more..

marcoreps

I know almost nothing about it yet :) Maybe your GF knows if the rotor is supposed to be moving freely?

marcoreps

Indeed that sounds like a good source! I am itching to take this thing apart though, because chances of me getting into high vacuum stuff are pretty low rn

Theodore W. Mathews IV

Mike's Electronics got into a turbo molecular pump a few years ago and it appears it free spins when not under vacuum. <a href="https://youtu.be/NuaVkf2E9oo?t=434" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://youtu.be/NuaVkf2E9oo?t=434</a>

Uwe Zimmermann

rotor not rotating easily - it's dead...

Uwe Zimmermann

we use them in a lot of our equipment here. They only work at low pressure but the rotor always rotates freely as long as they are in working condition. The pump itself is not capable of generating a vacuum, but it is very efficient in getting from a rough vacuum into a real good high vacuum. It's a multistage turbine design and it works by kicking the remaining gas molecules in the correct direction, not by creating a drag as one might think.

Volodymyr Babchuk

Are you sure that you tried to rotate rotor? Maybe that was stator blades?

marcoreps

Yes, took it apart and it has some ugly wear and tear. But it makes for a decorative sculpture :)

John McCormick

A poor attempt at removing your finger prints.