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So now that I've finally opened it, I don't see any obvious signs of damage. Hopefully it's a fuse that blew inside the brick. Even then, though, looking on surplus parts sites I can't find replacements for a Laser Drive, Inc 106-05 power supply. I contacted the manufacturer for what they...

It's a 1508-0 made in 1991. Given how old it is I'm not optimistic the manufacturer will supply replacement parts. I did see several of these on ebay. It just seems a shame to junk this one if all that's wrong is a blown transistor or capacitor or something. Thanks to all who've commented so...

Thank you. I didn't buy it; I work at a college and it's been in the department for a while. They cost about $900 new. We do have the proper adapter -- it's just that it looks similar to one for a Industrial Fiber Optics HeNe that we were also using.

When I say a few hours, that's cumulative; maybe 3 or 4 half hour sessions in the last few days. Anyway the data sheet is here: http://www.photonicshop.co.uk/fe/Pdf/JUSelfContainedHeNe_051607.pdf One trouble is that the power supply is contained in the package, so it's not a matter of getting a...

Hi I have a Uniphase (JDS) HeNe in a "Novette" package. It burned out the other day, probably because it had mistakenly been running a few hours on a 15V adapter instead of its 12V. Two questions: first, any prognosis on whether it can be repaired? Second, does anyone have advice on just...