[ShelaVenna]

I just thought of a couple more random things that might be worth mentioning.

The Brava pump runs off of either a charge or batteries. The batteries are just meant to be a backup if you run out of charge during a session. I’m using batteries exclusively because I never bought a charger for my smartbox. Two AA batteries only last about 3 days, but bulk AA batteries are pretty inexpensive, so I’m not sure if buying a $70-$80 charger off Ebay is worth it. Does anyone know if using batteries instead of a charger might be damaging the pump in any way?

The other thing I wanted to mention is that the pump needs filters that have to be replaced weekly. Almost all of the listings for pumps that I’ve seen don’t bother to mention that filters are necessary. Weirdly the Brava pump is designed to use syringe filters. Look for 25mm “double luer lock syringe filters”. I’ve been asking around trying to figure out the right pore size to use, but haven’t gotten a firm answer. “Pore size” refers to the size of the “holes” in the filtration material inside of the filter. Smaller pores filter out smaller particles. The filter is meant to block out minerals from your sweat that can build up inside the pump and destroy the motor. I just bought the smallest pore size that I could buy for a reasonable price off ebay. I’m crossing my fingers that the pores are actually small enough to do what I need them to do. If anyone know what pore size is best for capturing sweat minerals, please let me know. Or maybe someone can just find out what the pore size of the original Brava filters was.