The Electron Diffusion Gauge (EDG) is a Malmberg trap configuration used to investigate the application of pure electron plasmas to the measurement of background gas pressure. To form a useful gauge, the rates of different types of transport in EDG must be properly ordered and understood. The dependence of the asymmetry transport rate on plasma parameters has been determined experimentally. The relaxation of the plasma profile to a meta‐equilibrium state during asymmetry transport has also been observed. A local model of the asymmetry flux consistent with the observations is presented. Implications for pressure measurements are summarized. © 1995American Institute of Physics