[NLRS] HeNe laser tubes and power supply- does anyone want them?

[Zack Widup]

Have you checked them out? I had a HeNe glass laser tube once where the
helium actually diffused through the glass, leaving me with a big neon bulb
that didn't lase. :-)

73, Zack W9SZ


On Wed, May 8, 2013 at 2:56 PM, Doug Reed <n0nas at amsat.org> wrote:

>
>
> I've got a couple old HeNe laser tubes that I've had laying around for
> 15-20 years (I think) and I'm never going to use them. If anyone on
> the list wants them, tell me and I can bring them to Aurora on
> Saturday. If I don't hear from anyone, I'll give them away on Craig's
> List.
>
> As I remember both tubes work and the power supply runs on 12Vdc to
> power them. They were probably out of an old laser printer. They are
> about a foot long and in a 2" aluminum housing intended to mount
> inside some piece of equipment. It is NOT a lab grade laser head.
>
> If you are interested in a piece of retro technology, let me know.
>
> 73, Doug Reed, N0NAS.
> ______________________________________________________________
> NLRS mailing list
> Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/nlrs
> Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm
> Post: mailto:NLRS at mailman.qth.net
>
> This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net
> Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
>