laser lifetimes

Posted by Oshel, Philip Eugene on
URL: http://confocal-microscopy-list.275.s1.nabble.com/laser-lifetimes-tp2187288.html

Listers,

We're in the midst of grant-writing and budgets, and I'd like to get
some folks' experiences with laser lifetimes and maintenance issues.
Specifically, multi-line argon lasers and 405 and 559 diode lasers.
These diodes in particular add a fair amount to a service contract.
How necessary is it to include the lasers in a service contract?
Currently, our old instrument has a single-line 488 argon and a HeNe
543, no contract and no problems, so I'm tending to excluding some or
all of the lasers from the contract. But ...
Thanks for the information.

Phil
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Philip Oshel
Microscopy Facility Supervisor
Biology Department
024C Brooks Hall
Central Michigan University
Mt. Pleasant, MI 48859
[phone]