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Peristaltic Pump Help

Post by pridea »

I've read through a few of the peristaltic pump threads and haven't really found what I'm looking for. I am in no way experienced with putting electronics like the stuff I'm seeing here together, but your pump interested me. I'm currently looking at this guy (https://www.adafruit.com/products/1150) for use to pump air between two different vessels. I'm thinking I don't need any motor controller, since I only need the pump to be on or off and can do that via the 12V power supply I'm planning on buying, but I have a few questions:

A) Is this pump powerful enough to move air? The air flow doesn't need to be substantial, but there does need to be movement. Could I connect multiple pumps in series to increase the air flow?

B) Like I said, I'm just going to use a 12V power supply. I was going to use one of these (https://www.adafruit.com/product/368) to interface between the pump and the power; can I just hook them up directly or are there other components I need to make sure I don't fry the pump?

C) In terms of power, are there supplies out there that could power multiple pumps at once? Like, say, one power supply hooked into a 120V AC plug that could connect to two (or more) pumps?

Thanks!

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Re: Peristaltic Pump Help

Post by adafruit_support_bill »

These will move air, but not very efficiently. And running them dry will cause premature wearing of the tubes.

I think that a diaphragm pump like an aquarium air pump would be a better match for what you want to do.

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