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>How long does a laser last?
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>We're buying a new confocal but I'm concerned about a life span of a
>laser. Some people have bad lucks with Kr/Ar lasers and UV Ar lasers,
>and others including ourselves have been using visible-light Ar lasers
>for thousands of hours. I think we'll get a Kr/Ar laser, but we may have
>to reserve extra money for replacements if its life span is shorter than
>Ar lasers.
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>Any ideas?
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>Tohru Murakami
>Department of Anatomy, Gunma University School of Medicine
>Maebashi, Gunma, Japan
Argon Ion = 2000 hours, -500, + 1000
at about 80% certainty, anecdotally speaking.
Cheers & Regards,
(signed) Ed Monberg, President
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