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From: brodie@fps.mcw.edu
Newsgroups: sci.electronics
Subject: Re: obtaining lasers, other esoteric equipment?
Message-ID: <3543.2709e778@fps.mcw.edu>
Date: 3 Oct 90 18:28:24 GMT
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In article <27078add.5dfd@uop.uop.edu>, luther@uop.edu (Pat Luther) writes:
> dmt@PacBell.COM (Dave Turner) writes:
> 
> In article <37403@eerie.acsu.Buffalo.EDU> oistony@ubvmsd.cc.buffalo.edu writes:
>  Pardon my complete ignorance, but would it be ridiculous to ask where an 
>  engineering undergraduate could obtain laser equipment (or plans and 
>  parts) for personal experimentation in optics and communications?  
> 
> You might also try Meredith Intruments, in Glendale, AR. I don't have the
> address with me, but they're in information.
> They sell surplus and used lasers and laser supplies. Fairly cheap, and
> they offer net 30 terms to educational buyers, if you you can order it
> through your school somehow. (net 30 means they'll send it out to you
> right away, and you can pay for it when you get it, within 30 days.)

I too have bought stuff from meredith in the past-- excellent
"warehouse" for laser surplus (complete lasers, tubes, power supplies,
optics, odd leftovers like supermarket scanners,etc.)

Their best deals are when you buy the tube and power supply
separately.  I ended up with a complete 1.5-2mw HeNe laser 
for a mere $150 total.  Not too bad.  (this was about 5 years ago, too)

They have all sorts of stuff.  I also have addresses of other laser
suppliers at home.  I'll post them when I remember to bring the list
to work.


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