Yes,
You are very, very, very lucky... In my experience, anything over 6000
hours at 25mW at the vat is just about unheard of.
By the way, you just jinxed yourself.
Larry Blasch
Design Engineer
OPW Fueling Components
Cincinnati, OH 45240-5003
Voice: (513) 870-3356
Fax: (513) 874-1231
e-mail: lblasch@opw-fc.com
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Subject: Re: RE: HeCd laser lifetimes ???
Author: "Jim Vander Linden" <jimvl@encortech.com> at internet
Date: 9/16/99 3:04 PM
RPML,
Are we lucky?
Our Omnichrome 74 is at 6870 hours and still has 27mw at the vat.
Jim Vander Linden
Encor Technologies, Inc.
1339 Continental Dr.
Eau Claire, WI 54701
715-834-6800
----- Original Message -----
From: William LeBlanc <leblanw@UMoncton.CA>
To: <sdeak@hasbro.com>
Cc: <rp-ml@bart.lpt.fi>
Sent: Thursday, September 16, 1999 11:17 AM
Subject: Re: RE: HeCd laser lifetimes ???
> Steve,
>
> Believe me I have tried pretty much everything, got the UPS & filter
several years ago, tried leaving the laser ON, etc, etc .... Still the same
results, some good, some fair & some bad lasers. I guess that's how the
cookie crumbles.
>
> I would be curious to know the percentage of He/Cd lasers making it at X #
of hours.
>
> Regards,
>
>
>
> William LeBlanc, ing.
> Concept + Inc.
> leblanw@concept-plus.com
> www.concept-plus.com
>
>
> >>> "Deak, Steve" <sdeak@hasbro.com> 09/16 11:46 AM >>>
> William:
>
> I used to run SLA250's at GE Aircraft Engines in the early 90's . I
believe
> I was consistently over 3000 hrs on most all Omnichrome lasers. I think
my
> high hour laser was in the 6000 hour range. Do you use a UPS and filter?
> Also, if you start the laser using the DOS command (it has been a while,
so
> specifics are hard to come by) this will keep the laser on constantly. On
> and off tends to reduce laser life significantly. There is a way to leave
> the laser on after the build to improve gas laser life. UPS and power
> filters will help the power supply as well
>
> Steve Deak e-mail: sdeak@hasbro.com
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