RF excited and medical tubes are done all the time. I've pumped one DC tube myself, but I do not have Xenon and Carbon Monoxide on station, so lifetime was short.
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Any one tried at re gassing a co2 laser ?
Yes. It can be done, and it’s RELATIVELY straightforward as far as reprocessing goes, but it’s rarely worth the effort and expense involved; in many cases it’s both easier and less expensive to just pop in a new tube. For the most part, tubes on CO2 lasers are regarded as a consumable.
