I was injured a while back (still am) and haven't even looked at the laser in about a year. I finally got to the point of getting out to the shop to check on things. I didn't quite know what to expect. I looked at the water lines and the tube and all looked good. Didn't have any mold or fungus. I attribute that to the antifreeze. I turned on the chiller and got it to start circulating the water. I turned on the Thunderlaser and went into boot mode. It went to the last origin point that it was set to and then silently waited for me. I loaded an old file and through in some scrap wood. Turned on the compressor and the exhaust and crossed my fingers. I hit the run button and was pleasantly surprised to see it start rastering away. Once it got done it went into cut mode and cut out the piece.
I don't know if it was because I left the water in the tube, or if was the antifreeze, or just pure luck, but the 130 watt tube seems to be as good as ever. I thought for sure that storing it for that long would have ruined it.
Gozzie
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