Re: HeNe 543 lifetime

Posted by Michael Weber-4 on
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Guys,

did the laser power decrease in the time before the fallout? If not, then
I guess it's just a dead power supply or a blown fuse. Both can be
exchanged separately.

Michael

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> Our Lasos HeNe 543 nm stopped lasing after about 1000 hrs. The system
> is Zeiss LSM510, and was purchased as demo equipment . This means some
> additional
> laser hours, but most likely not more than 2000 hrs total
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> Hello everybody,
> I'm very pleased to first join this forum and my first question here is
> very
> technical.
> We have a Leica TCS SP2 classically equipped with a HeNe 543 nm (Lasos LGK
> 7786 P100). This laser has suddenly stopped to operate after only 2000h.
> Leica tells me it's perfectly normal but HeNe lasers lifetime are usually
> of
> the order of 10.000h. What is your personal experience about HeNe
> lifetime?
> Thank you
> Bruno