Epilog Radius

[Martin Boekers]

I am picking up an Epilog Radius 25 watt this weekend. Don't know much about this machine.
I believe the Radius was a former model of the Legend Series. Is anyone running one of these lasers?

If so any thing I should watch for, tube pricing. Is it feasable and reasonable to upgrade the tube.
This machine was a bargain so there may be possiblities to upgrade.

Any info would be appreciated!

Thanks!

[Michael Hunter]

I heard somewhere that the tubes for some older Epilogs are getting to the "unrepairable" stage.
An upgrade to a current type of tube is probably awfully expensive (if possible at all).
There may be a 3rd party re-gasser that could do the job (in which case it would probably be much cheaper than an "official" refurb).

There is a firm in the UK which is looking into fitting the better quality Chinese glass tubes into old Epilogs - but don't hold your breath on this as it could be a while before they even know if it is possible.