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Re: What is the average life of Ar/Kr laser ?
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David Knecht <[log in to unmask]>
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Thu, 19 Dec 1996 11:05:44 -0500
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Ours lasted around 2000 hours and was still running when we replaced it
because of a weak rhodamine line.  Dave

>At 22:21 18.12.1996 GMT, you wrote:
>>It's the end of the year and that means it is time to renew the service
>>contract
>>on the confocal... For the external laser (Omnichrome Ar/Kr 488-568-647)
>>I have
>>to
>>pay 4500 CAN $, is that fair ? What is the average lifetime of such laser and
>>the
>>cost for a new one ?
>>
>>TIA.
>>
>>Hugo Dilhuydy.
>>
>>
>ILT, Salt lake City, Utah, just guaranteed that their ArKr-laser
>tube (~11000 USD) 5470 ArKr would last 1500 hours or 1 year. And
>that the separate tube costs 5000 USD.
>
>Pekka Katila
>VTT Electronics

Dr. David Knecht
Department of Molecular and Cell Biology
University of Connecticut
U-125
Storrs, CT 06269
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