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[Jacob32123]

Note the description of that laser, and how it talks about purposeful missing parts.

At that price, I think the missing part is the head. It is a water cooled power supply that outputs 15,000 mW.

 

[JaiNobeZ]

So I can spank them for being naughty :eg:

But then what if the punishment becomes the crime? Santa will come and spank you back!

 

[LSRFAQ]

i've been good....i'll be good next year too

15 WATT / 15000 mW ARGON ION BLUE GREEN LASER | eBay

Considering its a 5 watt max Laser Ionics with a quartz tube, and they need shipped in a air ride electronics van because of the exposed glass resivoirs tubes on the bottom of the base, that one is a non starter for anything other then local pickup.

Its a tungsten disk tube, it does have that going for it, and it most likely has a built in pressure pump if its like most Laser Ionics lasers.

You actually have a good chance of it starting. They may have been designed for low cost and short life, but a lot of them stay working at about 1/3rd rated power for decades.

 

[MarioMaster]

Considering its a 5 watt max Laser Ionics with a quartz tube, and they need shipped in a air ride electronics van because of the exposed glass resivoirs tubes on the bottom of the base, that one is a non starter for anything other then local pickup.

Its a tungsten disk tube, it does have that going for it, and it most likely has a built in pressure pump if its like most Laser Ionics lasers.

You actually have a good chance of it starting. They may have been designed for low cost and short life, but a lot of them stay working at about 1/3rd rated power for decades.

The gas reservoir looks like it has a spent getter - is it something else? If it is indeed a getter I'd stay far away from it let alone pay five grand for it.

(white residue in pic 8)

 

[LSRFAQ]

The gas reservoir looks like it has a spent getter - is it something else? If it is indeed a getter I'd stay far away from it let alone pay five grand for it.

(white residue in pic 8)

Thats not a getter, that is cathode processing residue, the getter is elsewhere on the tube. I agree with you, no more the 100$ if you dont see it run, and no more the 400$ if you do. You can do so much better with a Coherent or SP or ALC product.

Steve

 

[qumefox]

Plus Ion lasers in general are slowly moving towards purely being 'collectors items'. They've been replaced with diode and solid state lasers for the vast majority of their past uses.

Large frame ion lasers are especially hard sells because few people can meet the power requirements to run them.