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Kapit Pump NEO

CERN-OHL-S-2.0

A pressure balanced deep sea peristaltic pump based on the Kapit OG. Has some additional features and is a maintained project (for now).

Oceanography Hardware Wood Hole Oceanographic Instituiton updated 2026-10-14

This is a pressure balanced oil-filled deep sea peristaltic pump.

It is based on the Kapit Pump OG.

There are 2 primary changes.

  1. A different back for use with a single PBOF cable for reduced bulk (OG junction box design still included in source files)
  2. Small slits in the motor coupling to protect against air pockets causing problems at high pressures (Thank you Jason Kapit for the consultation on this) .

Maturity

In routine service as everyday equipment (7/10, self-assessed)

Regularly deployed on multiple instrument packages.

Contributors

Funding

NOAA

Cite this project

DOI 10.5281/zenodo.23356180

Project DOI (always points at the latest version): 10.5281/zenodo.23356180

Latest version DOI (v1): 10.5281/zenodo.23356181 · All versions

Record on OSPREY: https://osprey.phalkon.io/p/a8806fe7-f34a-4db0-acfa-4e07d5582875/

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