I ordered an extra Reci 80W laser tube when I purchased my laser. G. Weike tells me I should fire the tube once per month to keep the tube in good condition. I thought this was interesting, thought I'd pass it along.
I ordered an extra Reci 80W laser tube when I purchased my laser. G. Weike tells me I should fire the tube once per month to keep the tube in good condition. I thought this was interesting, thought I'd pass it along.
Sounds like a ---- to me more trouble then what its worth.Take out the tube put in the new one fire it up take it out and put the other back in . align the mirrors and do this every month for the next 2 or 3 years. I think I'll wait till my tuve dies order a new one and d o it once
Last edited by Mike Null; 04-17-2018 at 8:37 AM.
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Yeah, I am hoping I didn't make a mistake ordering an extra tube and having it go to waste on the shelf. Live and learn!
Not sure why firing it every couple months would extend its life. It would however verify that it hadn't gone bad while being stored.
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Kind of what I was thinking unless it has to do with getting the gases flowing? Who knows
Just the opposite, it's normal mode of failure is gas contamination caused by oxidation of the electrodes (Laser tubes actually have a small amount of oxygen in them) so firing them up once a month etc will shorten their life not prolong it on a stored tube.
The gasses don't actually flow anywhere (other than in FG lasers) (surprisingly you can turn normal DC tubes into FG lasers)
You did what !
They knew the tube life would be gone after a few years in storage anyway, so the excuse was that you did not follow instructions.
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Anyone need an 80W Reci Laser tube? haha
No, I'll just have to end up taking my chances. Live and learn.
80 watt Reci... that wouldn't have cost much, did it?
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It was $300. Saved on shipping too since it came with my laser
I think you were not taken care of by the vendor. They took advantage of you really and let you run with it. Now I know who not to do business with. Thanks
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Since the 80 watt RECI I USE every day still works like new after 4-1/2 years, I honestly see no reason to believe one that's sitting on a shelf untouched is just going to go bad. If it DOES, it was likely going to go bad quickly anyway.
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