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A 2nd hand pump of suitable ultimate pressure and pumping speed will go for in the region of £150 upwards. These however are not common, so should be acquired as high priority.
A 2nd hand pump of suitable ultimate pressure and pumping speed will go for in the region of £150 upwards. These however are not common, so should be acquired as high priority.


There is currently an uncontested auction on ebay for the BEST pump advised for use with the Edwards E04 diffusion pump. This auction ends 15th October however. Start bid + postage would be £135. An additional £15 would be needed to get new pump oil for it. Total £150.
<del>There is currently an uncontested auction on ebay for the BEST pump advised for use with the Edwards E04 diffusion pump. This auction ends 15th October however. Start bid + postage would be £135. An additional £15 would be needed to get new pump oil for it. Total £150.
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=220872063639
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=220872063639</del> - Bidding ended at £258 (£298 total), 15th Oct 2011
 
There is currently one other potentially affordable (less that £350 start bid) and ''probably'' suitable pump listed on ebay, but it's exact specification is currently unknown. Depending on information from the seller, it may be bid on. http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/280755438166


==Why==
==Why==