Article View: sci.electronics
Article #15557Care & Feeding of small Argon Laser
From: mike diack
Date: Tue, 29 Dec 1992 17:02
Date: Tue, 29 Dec 1992 17:02
18 lines
1367 bytes
1367 bytes
Recently (& more by good luck than good management) I aquired a small air
cooled argon laser head and exciter, Spectra Physics type 262. As this
machine, whilst fully functional, is in battered condition, i speculated
that it may benefit from a little tweaking. The first issue is the mirror
alignment - does anyone know of a standard procedure for this ?. Simply
twiddling screws seems pointless, as the feedback mechanisms (optical and
current) just try and compensate, until it gives up when too far out of
kilter. Speaking of feedback mechanisms, can these be fiddled to increase
output, or is this likely to compromise plasma tube life. The tube
currently seems to pull about 6 or 7 amps. Info from anyone about the
setup and output capabilities of the 262 would be appreciated.
cheers
Mike
---
mike_d@tfsquad.mn.org (mike diack)
The Firing Squad BBS, public access Usenet mail and news. +1 612 291 2632
Saint Paul, Minnesota
Technical Details
Message-ID:
<muZJwB1w165w@tfsquad.mn.org>Path:
arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!sparky!uunet!munnari.oz.au!spool.mu.edu!umn.edu!The-Star.honeywell.com!src.honeywell.com!tcscs!tfsquad!mike_dShow Full Headers
Complete Article Headers
Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!sparky!uunet!munnari.oz.au!spool.mu.edu!umn.edu!The-Star.honeywell.com!src.honeywell.com!tcscs!tfsquad!mike_d From: mike_d@tfsquad.mn.org (mike diack) Newsgroups: sci.electronics Subject: Care & Feeding of small Argon Laser Message-ID: <muZJwB1w165w@tfsquad.mn.org> Date: Tue, 29 Dec 92 11:02:21 CST Organization: tfsquad public access insane asylum, St Paul MN (+1 612 291 2632) Lines: 18