Argon JDSU 2214 ML help

[OzOnE]

I know , I think I only put around £100 on it not expecting to win. It was quite a surprise.

tbh, I do think that a lot of people are more than happy with diodes now, so gas lasers maybe aren't getting as much attention these days.

Almost forgot - After winning the JDSU, I thought "Oh, a bit of money saved", so I took a bit of a chance and won this too...

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/130629947028

Of course I wasn't going to tell him that "Sun Ace 120, model 109R1224H102" is in fact the FAN. lol

It looks fairly old, but it's not a bad price for 150 WATTS either.

OzOnE.

[LesioQ]

Hi,

You may wish to locate the hourmeter so You know how long it's been ran. In cyllindrical head this should be beneath the output paperture assembly. This would be the mercury-line-type.
Piotr.K

[OzOnE]

I was tempted to check the hour meter earlier, but I didn't want to break the nice stickers.

I've just discovered that the stickers peel off quite easily and are not the security type...

I'm guessing you read the black blob on the central wire? - It's almost exactly in the middle, so around 5000 hours (not too bad, me thinks).

OzOnE.

[LesioQ]

Yeah, not bad if it wasn't abused. Actually this is manufacturer warranty period. When ran easy these would close the hourmeter, i.e. hit 10khrs.
This goes along with lower anode voltage <100V, and perhaps ... higher output power !
Piotr.K