Anthony P
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Today I retired my home-built CO2 laser which was very similar to the Scientific American design. It managed to produce close to 30 watts. It was both reliable and forgiving.
It is being replaced with a sealed tube 50W and matching power supply. No more vacuum pump, variac, NST, or trips to OE Meyer for gas.
Can't help but feel like a sell-out for replacing a truly self made device with a plug and play thing. It's like using a betty crocker cake mix! LOL
It is being replaced with a sealed tube 50W and matching power supply. No more vacuum pump, variac, NST, or trips to OE Meyer for gas.
Can't help but feel like a sell-out for replacing a truly self made device with a plug and play thing. It's like using a betty crocker cake mix! LOL