Laser Demo Room

[kserdar]

I am happy to announce that my wife and I have been named one of the xTool P2 Laser Demo Rooms in USA.

Link to schedule demo: Demo Room Host - Hillsborough, NC - Cheryl & Ken Serdar
Link to save money: Smart Desktop Laser Cutter and Engraver | xTool Laser

As we state in our intro, the P2 is our 5th CO2 laser to make it into the shop.
Want a demo / honest opinion / comparison against others we own? Setup a demo time or PM me here.
We can do in person or skype/Teams demos.

Ken Serdar

 

[Hmerkle]

That is AWESOME Ken!
How much notice do you need to schedule?
(I don't always know my "Free time" when I am in NC...)

But, I would like to visit and see a demo...

 

[kserdar]

That is AWESOME Ken!
How much notice do you need to schedule?
(I don't always know my "Free time" when I am in NC...)

But, I would like to visit and see a demo...

We have posted hours on the xTool Demo room web site Demo Room Host - Hillsborough, NC - Cheryl & Ken Serdar.
Just click the book now box for dates and times.

As it states - most evening and weekends, we are in the studio. Email or call for something outside posted hours.

 

[iclark]

Congratulations!

It has been a few decades since I looked into CO2 laser technology. What is the MTBF like for commercial CO2 lasers these days?

 

[kserdar]

Congratulations!

It has been a few decades since I looked into CO2 laser technology. What is the MTBF like for commercial CO2 lasers these days?

Found on the web -
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Usually, tubes have the life-time declared by their manufacturers. It’s something around 1,000 – 10,000 hours. It is less than a diode or a solid-state laser.

The main problem lies in the fact that in many cases the declared lifetime is much less in reality, or the power drops critically after the machine has been in use during 50-70% of the declared lifetime period.
It is important to bear in mind that the durability of the laser tube depends on its correct operation.

The operation temperature (18-22ºC) is of paramount importance. At 30ºC or higher, the tube durability decreases by 40-50%.
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With hobby use, you could get the declared 8-10 years.
I feel that if you get 2-3 years, you did well.

I have had 2 machines fail at just over 1 year. Neither was due to laser tube issues.
At 6 months into the life of my largest laser. I had to replaced the tube and power supply. Source of the problem was a faulty switch. Since my tube and power supply had been running constantly for about 6 months and was really losing output power. The manufacturer replaced both for free. It took 2 tries for them to get me the correct switch.

Plus I think the operational temperatures have changed.