I have added my laser engraver to our collection of tools to our business. It is an Epilog Helix 50W. My dad was visiting for Thanksgiving and we were discussing expenses involved with the business and he asked me what the opinion was on whether to leave the laser running vs turning it off. Obviously we are not talking about all night long while it is not being used, but if I am going from one project to another and having a break in between, say 15 minutes to half and hour. We were discussing this because he is an "old" electronics guy (ie; worked with vacuum tubes when he built stereos) and being that the laser is a vacuum tube of sorts was talking about the old thing that it was hard on it to be turned on and off in short increments and that leaving it on was preferable and would allow the tubes to last longer. Any wisdom from the industry out there? Thanks in advance.
Bill