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>SEveral of the confocal vendors are offering a new option (or are about
>to...) which should significantly help with laser lifetime. They can now
>enable computer control of laser power such that it is only brought up to
>the desired value directly prior to scanning: otherwise it stays in idle.
>Since the Kr/Ar stabilizes in about one ms, you can cycle it back and
>forth between idle and active without significant disaster. I know that
>both Zeiss and Leica are bringing this new cability on-line for the
>Omnichrome 643 series Ar/Kr. I do not know if the BioRad's ILT laser will
>also have the same capability.
>
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BioRad has such a gizmo too.  I've just installed it on my MRC-600.  It
took about 5 minutes but this may vary depending upon the age of the PSU.
It seems to work well and should significantly increase laser life.  Mine
has done 1500 hours and still has a good 647 line.





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