Sparks of curiosity
This industry has always been plagued with territorial politics. Hence my advice to start with a neutral group. ... Generally once you get to know your competitors things can lighten up and you might even team up from time to time...
Wise words taken to heart. Thank you.
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Yours is probably a "Copper Hybrid" laser with a Bromide mix, and addition of carefully controlled traces of Hydrogen to the Neon, which dramatically boosts output power. That one design paper is pre-hybrid.
I think you are correct.
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You could safely assume the PRF has not drifted too much, and that temperature is your main variable. Some form of quality laser power meter is critical for making adjustments as it takes a while (10 mins ?) for the tube to equilibrate after a temperature change.
More test gear... love it.
Two theories on this, I. Enjoy your laser till it fails as it is well built. II. Work with David making very small changes till you reach optimum operation. David has one working, and once you make sure you have the same technical configuration, you can talk shop. I'll ask my other friend with the dead one for some pics/ capacitor values.
Knowing what David does for a living, he is well qualified to help you with everything except thyratron tube tuning issues. That only matters if the thyratron has a separate hydrogen pressure control heater besides the cathode heater. Knowing him, he would read up on that anyways and master it quickly.
I would prefer option II and take my time to learn and take proper care to ensure longer life and use.
Oh, and by the way, the fibrous insulation around the tube is a nasty skin/lung irritant. Try not to cut into it unless you have to.
Im guessing its asbestos. Certainly isn't cotton candy!
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Originally Posted by mixedgas
