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Edith,

You can either fix the Argon, or replace it.
Argon Lasers are old technology, and I find them unreliable.
I recently bought a 50mW 488, Coherent sapphire, costs
roughly 15-11K. Replacing the tube of Inova-C Argon laser
will cost you about 8K (rough estimate). 

You can contact Coherent's representative in Israel, which also represents Melles-Grio and other photonics companies

Ammo Engineering Ltd.
(03- 9239 666)
5 Odem Street P.O. Box 7156
Kiryat Matalon-Petach-Tikva, 49170 
Israel

You can also try to contact Spectraphysics/Newport,
but I'm not sure if they have 488 (I think they have
473 instead). They are represented by NEW-TECH.
Tel: 03-6356650
 
Good luck

Eli

_________________
Eli Rothenberg, Ph.D.
Research Associate
HHMI lab and 
the department of Physics.
University of Illinois
Urbana Champaign



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>Date: Tue, 19 Sep 2006 16:02:57 +0200
>From: Edith Suss-Toby <[log in to unmask]>  
>Subject: Two  lines Argon laserfor a Bio Rad Radiance 2000 confocal system  
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>   Dear List
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>   We have a Bio Rad Radiance 2000 confocal system
>   which is heavily used. Unfortunately the Argon laser
>   (488nm, 514nm) is switching on and off repetitively,
>   we have been told that we need to replace the Argon
>   Laser.
>
>   We would like very much to know where we can
>   purchase an Argon laser for such a Bio Rad system
>   and what the price is.
>
>   Thank you so much
>
>   Edith
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>   Edith Suss-Toby Ph.D.
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