No, not even for a moment. What I am seeing on the meter is reflecting the power drop that I am seeing in terms of the laser output power. Are you saying that a faulty meter could actually be...
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No, not even for a moment. What I am seeing on the meter is reflecting the power drop that I am seeing in terms of the laser output power. Are you saying that a faulty meter could actually be...
The plot thickens. Received my new power supply and hooked it up and... the exact problem persists.
So, what I think I know so far:
1) I removed the tube from the signal chain using the large...
Thanks Kev, that explanation certainly fits the "exact half" behaviour I am seeing. I've ordered a new power supply to get things up and running but it seems worth it to also crack the old one open...
Thought I'd try to debug possible issues in the power chain. Following this rudimentary but helpful sequence: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zwXY7Yy_sV0 I got to the step of testing the power supply...
Here's a baffling one. I have an 80 watt Gweike LC6090. I have had it for a number of years and replaced the power supply once along the way. In that instance I saw a gradual drop in power output...
Thanks so much for the replies guys. Running it at maximum specified levels (thus running it for shorter time) makes a lot of sense.
I have a general question about how to maximize the longevity of a laser tube. I have an 80 watt machine (Gweike LC6090) that I have just put a new EFR F2 tube into. The specs on that tube say it has...