Where to use Mini Gas Pumps?

[Cipupec2]

I am trying to figure out the best practice for Mini Gas Pumps? The only thing that came to mind was in a small airlock, would that be more efficient than large pump? any other uses? 

[ShadowOfALegend]

in a situation where you need to move small amounts of gas, that were they shine

 

you can even vacuum a room and then forget the pump since plastic is easily obtainable

[Glassyfo]

Mini pumps don't overheat do they? And their melting point is 160C.

[Djoums]

They do overheat at 75°C unfortunately. I've used them to create small space vacuum sometimes, and to filter the bottom gas in my base but overall I could do without.

[clickrush]

The mini pump versions are efficient for low pressure areas. Their lower power usage also doesn't burden electrical circuits that much, so if you really just need to transport a low amount of liquid/gas they are convenient that way. And lastly they require less space, which can be useful in some cases as well.

Example uses for mini pump versions:

* water clock and other systems that work with precision rather than large masses.

* automated cleaning of small gas/liquid pockets (for example PH2O sublimation)

* pumping for low output/input equipment (for example the water output of the polymer press)

 

[SkunkMaster]

45 minutes ago, clickrush said:

The mini pump versions are efficient for low pressure areas.

This is true, at regular pressure (up to 2kg / tile) the small pump will create a vacuum faster then the bigger version.

[clickrush]

4 minutes ago, SkunkMaster said:

This is true, at regular pressure (up to 2kg / tile) the small pump will create a vacuum faster then the bigger version.

I meant in terms of power efficiency but that might be the case too.

[Cipupec2]

1 hour ago, clickrush said:

The mini pump versions are efficient for low pressure areas. Their lower power usage also doesn't burden electrical circuits that much, so if you really just need to transport a low amount of liquid/gas they are convenient that way. And lastly they require less space, which can be useful in some cases as well.

Example uses for mini pump versions:

* water clock and other systems that work with precision rather than large masses.

* automated cleaning of small gas/liquid pockets (for example PH2O sublimation)

* pumping for low output/input equipment (for example the water output of the polymer press)

I am not sure about the last one, I think a normal pump with a pressure value would be more efficient. But some great points, I haven't even considered the grid load aspect.

[greggbert]

I use them for airlocks when I really don't want the gas to escape.  Door|space|Pump|space|Door

[clickrush]

2 hours ago, Cipupec2 said:

I am not sure about the last one, I think a normal pump with a pressure value would be more efficient. But some great points, I haven't even considered the grid load aspect.

That's what I meant. The example with the small outputs was about grid load and not power efficiency. You can certainly overload a grid especially if you use some smart automation alongside it, for example if you produce/change/transport stuff in bulks. But sometimes you really just want a minipump out of convenience.