Re charge of sealed Co2 Lasers

sinfocomp

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Hello, has any one attempted to re gas a Co2 laser ?
ive got all the equipment and a partial sucsess at first attempt, but i only get about 50% rated tube power, any ideas welcome
 

idleprocess

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Local makerspace just sources new tubes. We've got access to reasonable vacuum pumps and can get industrial gasses, but really just treat the tubes as wear items.
 
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