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Thread: First Commercial Carbon Dioxide Laser

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    From what I can recall from my age-addled brain, both the P/S and head have the *look* of components both manufactured in the early '80s. That said, that particular glass envelope and cavity for our 5-10W systems had gone for many years in production with very little modification, and was introduced in the mid '70s.

    If the water jacket was plugged, this is a clue to me that this was a laser scribing system, used solely in the pulsed mode for the trimming of precision resistors. In pulsed mode, a scribing system with a duty cycle of 5%-10% (@ 5W) just doesn't generate enough heat to warrant flowing coolant around the cavity.

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    Thanks for the info! Be sure to check out my other threads here for pics of more vintage lasers. I have a line on an old Apollo ruby system too, but it'll be another few months before I get it here.

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