Not the laser we were working on, but a very similar one.
We were thinking that if we took it apart enough we would eventually get to the glass cylinder in the center, but 75 screws later all we had removed was the RF circuit board and it's solid aluminum case. We were down to an aluminum block with one electrical contact point in the top center, one sealed tube where the air was pumped out and CO2 pumped in, and one hole where the beam comes out. We stopped at the end caps.
The end caps (see picture) are kind of odd. It looks like there are two small cylinders about a half an inch in diameter in two holes. There is an 1/8 inch gap between the cylinders and the holes all the way around. There are three screws arranged perpendicular to the center axis of the cylinders. This looks like the mirror adjustment. Looking at the end caps it occurs to me that the cylinders are not separate pieces but are integral parts of the end caps. The gap between the walls of the hole and the cylinder appears to have been machined out leaving just a thin piece connecting the plug in the center to rest of the cap. Adjusting those three screws will essentially bend the inner surface of end cap. Since the amount of adjustment needed is minuscule this could work. I'm thinking if we opened the end caps all we would have found would have been the RF antennae inside an empty box.
To get it working, I think all that would need to be done would be to pump in some new gas.
Hi, I have an Epilog 40w similar to what you are mentionning. Did you find any solutions to make the Coherent laser to work again? Did you manage to rechard it with gaz?
ReplyDeleteDo you mind sharing with me?
You can write to me in private at williamlartisan@gmail.com
Thanks in advance, William