Safety considerations IMPORTANT SAFETY CONSIDERATIONS The Leybold RUVAC vacuum pump is designed for safe and efficient operation when used properly and in accordance with this manual. It is the responsibility of the user to carefully read and strictly observe all safety precautions described in this section and throughout the manual. This product must be ope- rated and maintained by trained personnel only.
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Always use the screen which is supplied with every pump. • Do not use the pump for applications that produce abrasive or adhesive powders or condensable vapors that can leave adhesive or high viscosity deposits. Please contact Leybold Sales for selecting the right separator. •...
Description Key to Fig. 1 1 Intake flange 2 Pumping chamber 3 Casing 4 Impeller 5 Discharge flange Fig. 1 Schematic cross-section of a Roots pump (vertical flow) Fig. 2 Functional diagram of a Roots pump (vertical flow) 1 Description 1.1 Design and Function In position IV, this volume is opened to the discharge The RUVAC WS and RUVAC WSU are Roots pumps dri-...
Description 1.2 Standard Specification RUVAC WS/WSUs are supplied for vertical flow as stan- Pumps with Cat. Nos. beginning with 117... are supplied dard unless you specifically request horizontal flow. with a sealing disc, a blank flange and an ISO-K collar flange fitted with the required number of screws.
Description 1.3 Technical Data (SI units) RUVAC WS / WSU 1001 2001 1000 2050 Nominal pumping speed · h Maximum pumping speed (at a pumping 1850 · h speed for the backing pump of) · h Possible cut-in pressure (RUVAC WS at a mbar pumping speed for the backing pump of) ·...
Description Voltage ranges for the canned motors of the RUVAC WS/WSU pumps Nominal power / Nominal current at Nominal power / Nominal current at 50 Hz 60 Hz Pump model 200 V 230 V 400 V 200-208 V 265 V 460 V WS 251 WSU 251...
Transportation and storage 2 Transportation and Storage Roots pumps are heavy machines (> 70 kg) made of Caution When shelving the pump for a longer period cast iron and thus should only be lifted using suitable lif- of time you should seal off the flanges of the ting equipment tied to the eye (8/3) provided for this pur- pump with a piece of foil or the cardboard pose.
Installation and connection 3.2 Filling in of the Lubricants Caution When operating the pump with PFPE, the correct oil level must be as shown in Fig. 8. If the oil level is too low, the bearings and The lubricant needed for running the pump is supplied in gearwheels are not lubricated adequately;...
Installation and connection 3.3 Electrical Connections An arrow (8/7) on the motor flange shows the correct direction of rotation for the impeller connected to the motor shaft. To check rotation, switch on the motor brief- Warning Disconnect the mains before doing work on ly and observe the direction of impeller rotation through the wiring.
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Installation and connection Various connection options for different mains power supplies. Motor junction box 3 x 230 V 50 Hz 3 x 400 V 50 Hz 3 x 265 V 60 Hz 3 x 460 V 60 Hz Caution: for Cat.-No. 150 44 - 230V/50/60 Hz Caution: for Cat.-No.
Installation and connection The threshold of pressure switch PS 115 is freely Caution The RUVAC WS pumps is vented with nitro- adjustable. gen. Only remove the packing flanges befo- re immediate connection. The contact amplifier is identical for all pressure switches.
Operation 4 Operation 4.1 Start-up With small vacuum vessels, the maximum permissible pressure differential can be briefly exceeded (max. 3 min) upon start-up. If a pressure switch has been instal- Check the pump motor’s direction of rotation (see Sec- led, do not set it to this higher pressure because it will fail tion 3.3).
Operation 4.3 Shutdown and Storage 4.4 Changing from Vertical to Horizontal Flow Caution We recommend to keep the RUVAC WS with a PFPE filling running even during pro- The RUVAC WS/WSUs are supplied as standard for ver- longed intervals (e. g. over night) with the tical flow unless you specifically request horizontal flow.
(11/3) and drain the oil. Clean the sealing surface and firmly reinstall the oil-drain We would like to point out that LEYBOLD offers training plug (11/2) or (11/4) using a gasket which is in perfect courses on the maintenance, repair, and troubleshooting condition.
Maintenance Caution Mineral oils, synthetic oils and PFPE do not 5.3 Cleaning the Fan Cowl mix. and the Cooling Fins Please consult us if you intend to run the pump with other oils or special lubricants. Warning Observe all safety information provided in At vertical flow the correct oil level is in the center of the Section 5.1.
Maintenance 5.5 Cleaning the Pumping 5.6 Cleaning the Valve of the Chamber Pressure Balance Line Warning Warning Observe all safety information provided in Observe all safety information provided in Section 5.1. Section 5.1. Under dirty operating conditions, contaminants may be Remove the screws and take off the cover (12/1) with deposited in the pumping chamber or on the impellers.
Maintenance 5.7 Leybold Service If a pump is returned to LEYBOLD, indicate whether the pump free of substances damaging to health or whether it is contaminated. If it is contaminated also indicate the nature of the hazard. For this you must use a form which has been prepared by us which we will provide upon request.
3.1/3.4 Bearing or gearing is damaged. on the pump. Impellers strike the casing. Leybold service, switch off the pump immediately. Motor rotor runs out of true. Leybold service, switch off the pump immediately. Centrifugal disc lubricator strikes gear lid Leybold service, switch off the pump immediately.
EEC Declaration of Conformity We - LEYBOLD Vacuum GmbH - herewith declare that The products conform to the following directives: the products defined below meet the basic requirements • EC Directive on Machinery (98/37/EG) regarding safety and health of the relevant EEC direc- tives by design, type and the versions which are brought •...
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