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My lab tends to use the 457 and 514nm lines from the argon fairly
frequently, so for us switching to just a 488nm diode wasn't cost-effective
since we'd lose the other lines. To replace all typical four lines in an
argon you're probably looking at around $25k for the lasers and combining
optics. If you just want 488 the prices range from $5k to $12k.
Reconditioning an argon-ion laser to like-factory-new costs $4-5k, which is
what I have been doing.
Craig
On Thu, Feb 11, 2016 at 8:59 PM, Chris Wood <
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> Dear List,
>
> Our Ar-ion Showa laser, fitted to our FV1000 invert confocal, is beginning
> to fail. One option
> I'd like to explore would be to replace it with a 488nm diode laser (I'm
> not worried about
> losing the 451 and 515 lines).
>
> Has anybody made this switch for themselves? If so, I'd be extremely
> grateful if you could
> share your experiences with me, offline if desired. Plug-and-play drop-in
> solutions
> particularly welcome (I can dream, can't I?)
>
> Saludos,
>
> Chris Wood
> Laboratorio Nacional de Microscopia Avanzada, Mexico.
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