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Busch · R5 RA / RB
Busch R5 RA 0040 F403 — rotary vane, 40 m³/h
Original title: Used BUSCH R5 RA 0040 F 403 RA0040F403 Oil Lubricated VACUUM PUMP
📍 United Kingdom
🟡 OK with refurb
Suitable for FD440/MAX; typical refurb needed before freeze-dryer duty.
Condition from photo
Exterior shows age and dust; oil level/leaks not visible; mounting frame intact; hoses present.
Likely refurb / add-ons
- Oil change & filter service — €80
- Exhaust filter replacement — €80
- Soft-starter (optional) — €280
Watch out for
- No internal inspection possible from photos; wear state unknown.
WAVE AI estimate from photo + specs only — not a substitute for our physical pre-purchase check.
Specifications
- Type
- Oil-sealed rotary vane
- Pumping speed
- ~40 m³/h
- Water-vapour tolerance
- ~210 g/h
- Ultimate vacuum
- ≤ 0.1 mbar
- Source
- eBay
- Listing #
- eBay #358154272310
- Last verified
- Jul 5, 2026
Fits WAVE machines: FD440, FD440 MAX
Price history— Busch R5 RA / RB
Median €2.576 · 571 observations · €1–€45.105
Recent sales (Busch R5 RA / RB)
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Source: eBay sold listings (Apify aggregation). Year inferred from listing title when present.
Type plate (AI reading)
- Exact model
- BUSCH RA 0040 F 403
- Pumping speed S(N₂)
- max. 1500 min⁻¹
- Oil capacity
- 0.4 l/min
- Displacement
- 24 kg
- Oil Busch Purol quench 100
- 1.00 l
Auto-extracted from one of the listing photos. Verify on the real unit before purchase.
What to look for on this family
Oil-sealed rotary vane with gas-ballast. Robust workhorse. Check ballast valve is intact and oil is clear amber. Run gas-ballast open under water vapour load.
Manufacturer datasheet — Busch R5 RA / RB
- Bauart
- Einstufige ölgedichtete Drehschieberpumpe mit Gasballast
- Saugvermögen (50 Hz)
- 10 – 100 m³/h (RA 0010 – RA 0100)
- Enddruck
- ≤ 0.1 mbar
- Wasserdampfverträglichkeit
- ca. 50 – 330 g/h
- Saugstutzen
- DN 25/40 ISO-KF
- Motorleistung
- 0.55 – 3.0 kW
- Drehzahl (50 Hz)
- 1500 1/min
- Ölsorte
- Busch VM 100 (mineralisch)
- Ölfüllung
- 0.5 – 4.0 l
- Ölwechsel-Intervall
- ca. 500 – 2000 Bh, je nach Anwendung
- Schutzart Motor
- IP55
- Hersteller
- Busch Vacuum Solutions
Curated from the manufacturer's official datasheet for this family / model. The specific pump may vary slightly by variant.