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Vacuum Equipment

Helium Leak Detector Functional Testing Procedures

Used helium leak detectors sold by Capovani Brothers are tested at our Scotia, New York facility before shipment. Most inventory sold as working and warranted is tested to the procedures on these pages. Contact our sales team for details.

What We Check

Our Helium Leak Detector Testing Process

Roughing Pump

  • Oil drained, flushed, and replaced with new; pump performance verified
  • If not operating to OEM specifications, vacuum pump is rebuilt

Dry Vacuum Pump (if equipped)

  • Cleaned, performance verified; rebuilt if not operating to OEM specifications

Turbo Vacuum Pump (if equipped)

  • Tested, performance verified, leak checked
  • Turbo pumps with noisy bearings or not performing to OEM specifications are rebuilt

Diffusion Vacuum Pump (if equipped)

  • Interior components removed and cleaned; pump body interior cleaned
  • Cooling circuit flushed and checked for leaks
  • Heater performance tested, verified, and replaced as needed
  • Over-temperature device on heater tested, verified, and replaced as needed
  • Note: If heaters are not supplied with the specified voltage, they will not perform as specified
  • Entire pump helium vacuum leak checked

Mass Spectrometer Tube

  • Tested, leak checked, performance verified; cleaned and serviced as necessary

Electronics

  • Cleaned, checked, verified, repaired, and replaced as necessary

Calibrated Leak (if installed)

  • Checked and verified; replaced as necessary

Final Verification

  • Full operation of leak detector tested over its entire range

Brands We Stock & Test

Helium Leak Detector Manufacturers