First, Awesome! A gas laser section!
Now for the question:
This is my second co2 laser , it appears to be water cooled, but a friend of mine said that it is probably flowing co2 gas , in wich case it would not be water cooled as there are only 2 hoses on the tube. Does anyone know for sure what this tube is? Any help would be greatly appreciated. If it is water cooled, and I dont have water running in it, I'm sure it will self destruct instantly. If on the other hand it is gas cooled, I could damage it by trieng to run water though it. Also, one more question, does the water have to be any special kind of water? (de-ionized, distilled) or can I just use tap water? :-?
Now for the question:
This is my second co2 laser , it appears to be water cooled, but a friend of mine said that it is probably flowing co2 gas , in wich case it would not be water cooled as there are only 2 hoses on the tube. Does anyone know for sure what this tube is? Any help would be greatly appreciated. If it is water cooled, and I dont have water running in it, I'm sure it will self destruct instantly. If on the other hand it is gas cooled, I could damage it by trieng to run water though it. Also, one more question, does the water have to be any special kind of water? (de-ionized, distilled) or can I just use tap water? :-?