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ive been saving up and waiting 6weeks for this laser.this is my first high power laser pointer.
its 1.5watts of 445nm blue monster.its custom built by flaminpyro.
i have been a bundle of nerves waiting on this critter.handing over one quarter of my families monthly salary to a stranger is rough.
i plan to use this to hunt invisible ufos.and to piss them off.tonight i will post nightime pics of its performance.yes i know what it looks like.save those comments.lol.and now for your viewing pleasure i present flaminpyro 1.5 watt aurora 445nm laser pointer.

(http://i1312.photobucket.com/albums/t522/robomont/2013-06-14134310_zps0362c75b.jpg)

i paid 250$ for the laser,2batteries,a charger ,cheap safety glasses and two day shipping.the container or host as the pros call it is stainless steel with double orings at each end to semi water proof it.the tip is a custom made hydra design by the maker.his videos are on youtube and he is a highly respected member of laserpointerforums.just in case any of yall have loose change to buy something like this.i can surely vouche for the service and quality this fellow puts out.
more tonight.

Now you need night vision man !

;D

Fox news at 11...

headline reads guy with laser pointer aducted by aliens :P

Or... "UFO Crashes, alien pilots blinded by laser pointer".  ;D

or man takes ufo.sells aliens to shrine circus.then conquers world and becomes a god.a really vengeful full of wrath kind.makes all his enemies servants.continually building pyramids in a desert just out of spite.

445nm is blue and 532nm is green and 650 is red. I have the green 532 and it supposed to reach out for 2 miles. I don't know but I do know it bounces off the water tower 3/4 mile over there. The green lasers are the most visible for spotting.

At night, I play with the neighbors down the road. I make them see a green beam dancing around the grass and reflecting off signs along the road. One guy was dancing around his driveway and I pointed the beam at the fire address that sits by the road and the reflection is magnified. He stopped jumping around and walked out on the road trying to see what that green beam was shining out there.

I also have the yukon ranger digital night vision. Its 5X and does an excellent nightvision show. ALSO, I have several sony nightvision cameras to catch stuff out there in the darkness.

damn ,you sound rich.
you want to adopt me ?

HAHA so i'm not the only one who went through a "LASER" phase ::)

Back when i had cash/job i was buying all kinds of pointers in every colour you could get I even made some burners from scratch.
A word of warning though YOU ONLY HAVE ONE PAIR OF EYES. stay safe.
Oh and that is COOL robo ;) A true beast. I wonder what the real rating is? can you get it checked to find it's peak power?There is a way to sort of find out using a LED in reverse and a test meter but it's not really efficient,More of a cool trick.
I would be interested to know it's spec's as i used to be in most of the cool laser forums when i was in my laser phase.You would not believe the amount i have destroyed modding them to the max.

Best i had was a WICKED LASER in 532nm rated at 200MW and that lit cigs.Your 1.5WATT insane & beastly 8). I LOVE IT.

Quote from: Gigas on June 15, 2013, 12:48:55 AM

I also have the yukon ranger digital night vision. Its 5X and does an excellent nightvision show.

:o :o very cool gigas very cool indeed you must of worked hard for them babies. that Russian stuff is awesome. Jesus! you have some really cool kit pal.The YUKON is  8)

Robo, you must reside outside the states cause high power lasers are no no. I wanted to buy from dx.com and they state they will not send to the states. I got my low 5 milliwat laser off ebay for 15 bucks and only wanted it to point way up in the sky and do what you have in mind, call a ufo down.

Better be carefull though, I read a story some guy did that and a ufo beam came down on him.

I'm far from rich and bargain for most stuff. The yukon goes for 399.99 but I traded some stuff and a 100 bucks.


http://www.laserpointersafety.com/news/news/other-news_files/category-bans-0026-restrictions.php (http://www.laserpointersafety.com/news/news/other-news_files/category-bans-0026-restrictions.php)

yea flaminpyro tested it and it peaks at 1.56.with 1.3 being average.i accidentally deleted the test when clearing my pms.
i wanted to show what it would do but the new charger he sent me was defective so ill have to wait.
they are banned by the fda so customs can seize them but they are not illegal.but if some one wants to try and seize mine then they can try.but its hard to take something when your permanently blind.
plus most cheap chinese are underated on purpose so that they slip through customs.after buying american .i want even consider buying chinese.the price is same and quality and service are better.when i get my charger in i will post pics and vid.

That's really impressive Robo, must have a top end diode and a really decent driver.
With laser's you really do get what you pay for.Look forward to the pics/vids.

No need to bother messing about stripping it down to mod it for more juice cos 1.56 WATT peak is insane.Talk about overkill ;D

I used to get most of mine through customs because they were labeled "BALL POINT PEN"  ;)
Never really been a problem here in the UK. But now and again you do get the odd idiot pointing them at "earthly" pilots and that is a definite NO NO straight to jail do not pass go.

But it's not just a UK problem.They are rather good for killing CCTV & effective tool against a tyrannical police state if it ever got real nasty on the streets.

at sa.exactly.its a v5driver.hydraulicly filled with heat sink paste.no air bubbles.strict duty time of 60seconds on/60seconds off.copper heat sink.
for my first laser pointer.i wanted compact but the best of the best by the best.if my theory is right.the high quality ones by famous builders will be worth a fortune in the future.like a painting.
cant wait to get my charger.ive got a feeling this thing would light a whole room up ones its got a full charge.even with the battery almost dead.i shot a beam 400yds last night for about three seconds.not on long enuf to take a pic though.and not strong enuf to burn stuff.got to have a full charge first.
then chaos will reign in my neck of the world.hahaha!

Lucky you, with the Laser Pointer.
They banned them here, after some tools decided to shine them into opposing team batsmen at the cricket and football.
What they don't know won't hurt them.
With liquid cooling, I can PWM a Laser diode to produce 1KW pulses!!!  ;D

Yes very wise with the duty cycle, I would not run it for more than 30 seconds myself as that is going to be some serious heat to disperse. I thought perhaps it may use a Peltier to cool it but i imagine it will have a huge heat sink and plenty of cooling paste.And the housing will be a great heat sink too.I like the design.Kind of "RETRO"

Thing is with even a 10 mw laser they can leave you with permanent eye damage just by looking at the beam reflected off a white wall in say your home without the correct laser glass's.

I know you will respect the beast Robo, and you may be correct,They may become good investments for the future IF they got banned.The great thing is at the moment the price just keeps dropping as more of the parts get produced. The 1st blue one to hit the market was around £1000 and consisted of a sony bluray diode bodged together.I had a megga laser obsession years ago Robo,infact it got a little out of hand. I was obsessed for a while and just learnt as much as i could about these great things.Started off as a hobbie, quite an expensive one at that.

I think you have made the correct decision in waiting and assessing your options and buying the best rather than learning the hard way like so many have done,spending there hard earned cash on all the cheap crap from china only to find out it's a massive disappointment. 

I LOVE LASERS ;D have you seen NIF's PETAWATT  LASER? it's a bit like the old ruby pumped type as it uses huge flashlights to boost the light up to the power of a small star.ZORGON has this covered over at thelivingmoon jack Arneson's work i think,very interesting. Though we are out of the "handheld relm"here.https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=4Cb7iqaN91c (https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=4Cb7iqaN91c)

Well it look's like Starwarper is the man to mod my laser acquisition whilst in Taiwan recently :D

Picked up this mongrel pig of a weapon that has Twin Laser Engine's along with Multi Pulse LED Blast Charge's.  Oddly though I came to realise they are pointed the wrong direction  :o :D

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HEDMU-bz7QI

SOMA there great ;D nice one! I am having one of them for my mountain bike 8) just looked on fleabay and there only £3.oo that will do.may go for the tire valve lights also to trick it out to the max.Thanks for the inspiration.

LOL

Next thing they will think of is HARRP on Bike :D

On a serious note Stealthy, I must admit to not trying them out on a ride yet.  The Laser's work well but I am sorta dissapointed by the Multi-Pulse LED blaster Engine compared to what I run now ;)

Soma you want a couple of them there avatar horns strapped to ya bars LOL
Now THAT would be most awesome.

Even Better a Bio Link to my Bike with a Dragon Engine mate  ;D

Robo's Laser won't touch us and we win the planet Avatar Style :D

they actually had a real ruby laser pointer w ir filter on laser pointer forums last week.all the guys were drooling over it.i think it was over a thousand$.
right now they have a green 900mw thats caused a small stir.he wants 600$.thats alotta friggin power for a green.kinda mind numbing if you got hit with it probly.
i think times are hard so folks are letting go of some deals.
there a guy in australia named mccrouse that helps out over there.you can find him at lpf also.just go to buy sell trade under the forums.click on what you like.avatars pop up with country of origin or state .i think there are at least two guys down under.just ask and i will help you out as its a little crazy over at that site.took me two months to even understand what was going on.they also real bitchy sometimes and hard core on the search first . then ask questions.this is my home but i hover over there sometimes.

Thanks Robo but I think I will pass as i have been down that road years ago whilst it was an amazing time in the laser forums and playing with the toys, I overdid it and it nearly took over my life. so no I shall watch from a safe distance now, But i hope you have as much fun as I did in the laser gang.

Ahh the memories.......E......bay.......must.......resist.....

gigas or whoever it was that posted that high wattage lasers were illegal.ive heard that many times from folks that didnt know.could you tell me what the source of that myth is.who you heard it from.im very curious.not tryin to insult its just i hear it from alot of folks .

Quote from: Somamech on June 15, 2013, 09:08:02 PM
Even Better a Bio Link to my Bike with a Dragon Engine mate  ;D

Robo's Laser won't touch us and we win the planet Avatar Style :D

I gotta git me one those for my bike.

Ebay has em cheap.

http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_sacat=0&_nkw=bike+laser+tail+light&_frs=1 (http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_sacat=0&_nkw=bike+laser+tail+light&_frs=1)

Quote from: robomont on June 15, 2013, 10:57:15 PM
gigas or whoever it was that posted that high wattage lasers were illegal.ive heard that many times from folks that didnt know.could you tell me what the source of that myth is.who you heard it from.im very curious.not tryin to insult its just i hear it from alot of folks .

I had a link in the thread about laser laws. Ebay no longer allows any lasers on auction over the 5 milliwat cheap ones. I like the wickedlasers.com/artic laser at 300 bucks but I'm afraid it will intercepted and hi-jacked in customs as they have been doing just that on imports of high power lasers to the US.

ebay .thanks.
theres only one chinese seller i trust .that is lazerer.he is also a member of lpf.type that name and he has lotsa badass ones.he has a chart that explains it pretty good.its near the bottom of most pages on the site.what does this laser do.click on it and it gives all the colors and power levels and what they can burn.great chart.wickeds prices are for people who dont know.i can get way higher quality and guarantees from lpf members.they hate wicked for ripping people off.not trying to sell for them.just saying.
i started this thread though.to inform members of something i personally didnt realize existed.i was amazed.these things are more dangerous than a gun and can do way more things.i would personally recommend one of these over a gun anyday except in war.for a typical street protection.this is the bomb.and a charge on battery last a long time from what ive read.this is basically an info thread for the members.im surprised how many others are familiar w this subject.

QuoteA hand-held pointer over 5 mW is illegal to sell in the USA, period. Regs per IEC 825 in Europe are even tougher. The CDRH hasn't caught up with everyone yet, but the fines are big, and they'll force a product recall. (If you don't have records of who bought your product, ship dates and serial numbers, you've got a second problem.) Even pointers under 5 mW require a "variance" document with respect to certain CDRH regulations, and require a CDRH accession number.

Calling it an OEM product (with disclaimer of non-compliance) still doesn't fly, because the law applies to any "removable laser system." The only time you can sell a non-compliant removable system is when you can site the purchasers CDRH accession number for the end product.

Claiming "shipping damage that resulted in increased power" also doesn't fly, because CDRH regs require designs in which system failure cannot result in exceeding the specified classification.

Some have sold the laser 'head' and 'power supply' separately as a kit. If one can reasonably attach the pieces without specialist tools, etc. -- even the KIT has to comply (and be certified, and have an accession number).

Having lived with these laws as a manufacturer, I can tell you that there aren't any cute and clever loopholes. Sooner or later they'll get your number. People will show up at your door and start packing your files and PCs into the back of a white van with government plates, and you'll be calling your attorney from your car phone, because they won't let you back into your office. It's like export regs, you can fly under the radar screen for a while, but once they find you...

If you want to screw with the companies selling this stuff, ask for the CDRH accession number for the product in question, along with any variance numbers under which they are shipping the specified product.

http://www.repairfaq.org/sam/laserdio.htm (http://www.repairfaq.org/sam/laserdio.htm)

Quote from: robomont on June 15, 2013, 11:29:04 PM
ebay .thanks.
theres only one chinese seller i trust .that is lazerer.he is also a member of lpf.type that name and he has lotsa badass ones.he has a chart that explains it pretty good.its near the bottom of most pages on the site.what does this laser do.click on it and it gives all the colors and power levels and what they can burn.great chart.wickeds prices are for people who dont know.i can get way higher quality and guarantees from lpf members.they hate wicked for ripping people off.not trying to sell for them.just saying.
i started this thread though.to inform members of something i personally didnt realize existed.i was amazed.these things are more dangerous than a gun and can do way more things.i would personally recommend one of these over a gun anyday except in war.for a typical street protection.this is the bomb.and a charge on battery last a long time from what ive read.this is basically an info thread for the members.im surprised how many others are familiar w this subject.

Its ok for cops and military to shine one in your eyes but you better not do that or ya go to jail. They were using them in merry old england to burn out the eye on the pole spy cams.

I admire you for having access to one of these but they intercept them at customs bound for the states. 5 mw is as big as they legally allow here in the states.

oh i live here in the states and i just dont obey laws unless someones looking.otherwise i only have one rule .be nice.if its not in that rule then i do what i want.otherwise just kill me right there.i aint got time for stupid rules and laws.thats why im happy.

but i still hate cops. : )

Quote from: robomont on June 16, 2013, 12:15:11 AM
oh i live here in the states and i just dont obey laws unless someones looking.otherwise i only have one rule .be nice.if its not in that rule then i do what i want.otherwise just kill me right there.i aint got time for stupid rules and laws.thats why im happy.

but i still hate cops. : )

replace with I live in the UK and those are the same set of self imposed rules i live by Robo pal.
as for CCTV being zapped here in the UK I would not know anything about that But i did see a flying pig HONEST.hahaha screw the eye in the sky!

already got my eye on a couple cc's.patience is a virtue ; )

Robo GET BIDDING!! you need this and a few galvos too.liquid sky Item number:281118460024 ebay

its only at £3.00 or mount a piece of mirror to a sub-woofer center and send some really low frequencies through it whilst shining laser off it for awesome effects.
http://i.ebayimg.com/t/Laser-Liquid-Sky-Effect-rotating-mirror-scanner-for-DPSS-HeNe-Argon-Yag-/00/s/NzA1WDEwMjQ=/z/cf8AAMXQBg5Rsf5e/$(KGrHqVHJEQFGSDlcLmpBRsf5d0gqw~~60_12.JPG (http://i.ebayimg.com/t/Laser-Liquid-Sky-Effect-rotating-mirror-scanner-for-DPSS-HeNe-Argon-Yag-/00/s/NzA1WDEwMjQ=/z/cf8AAMXQBg5Rsf5e/$(KGrHqVHJEQFGSDlcLmpBRsf5d0gqw~~60_12.JPG)

(http://i1312.photobucket.com/albums/t522/robomont/2013-06-22213707_zpscf5e7f4d.jpg)this is the photos i promised of my laser.this one is a daylight beam shot.

(http://i1312.photobucket.com/albums/t522/robomont/2013-06-22213718_zps040a7a31.jpg)

(http://i1312.photobucket.com/albums/t522/robomont/2013-06-22213534_zps84484a39.jpg)this is a pic of a cardboard box being burned from ten feet.black ,brown and even a white envelope .no mercy.

(http://i1312.photobucket.com/albums/t522/robomont/2013-06-22214258_zpse3dfaa9a.jpg)this is plywood from two feet away.i burned the letter R into it.

thanks guys for checking out my thread. 8)

FINALLY 8)
Super cool Robo. Like'in the burn marks. plywood too :o look forward to the night shots.
I did imagine the pointer would of been slightly larger But less is more and also easy to hide
so I'm not disappointed more surprised at it's size.  ;)

yes sa .i was too.i thought builder had big hands in the photos i saw of it.personally smaller is better.that is my wifes hand holding it in the first pic.its sorta heavy with the copper heatsink ,battery and heat sink paste.its not so heavy it pulls my pants down and not so big that is bulky in my pocket.i dont mind the short duty cycle as it means folks dont have as much time to figure out whats up before its time to shut it off.i did not buy this for entertaining light shows.

the night shots will not be posted for about two weeks due to full moon.i tried to get some last night but android just couldnt get good ones.

Great thread and interaction!

Here's something that caught our Cyclops eye and the fact that it was removed from sight for receiving "too many negative votes" begs the question: what is the agenda of those peeps?

The theory that lasers not only can be, but presently are weaponized is being covered in the 'Particle Beam Weapons' thread.

Aaaahhhh - 'clutter' in the air. That means anything in the laser beam's path automatically becomes vaporized collateral damage.   :P

Say, perhaps a passenger airplane...    ;)



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Cb7iqaN91c


Nuclear Fusion 500 Terawatt Laser at the National Ignition Facility - YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=4Cb7iqaN91c)

Published on Jul 16, 2012
The world's most powerful laser system at the National Ignition Facility at Lawrence Livermore Labs can deliver more than 500 trillion watts (terawatts or TW) of peak power and 1.85 megajoules (MJ) of ultraviolet laser light to its target.

In context, 500 terawatts is 1,000 times more power than the United States uses at any instant in time, and 1.85 megajoules of energy is about 100 times what any other laser regularly produces today.



Top Comments

Conquistador19 2 months ago

This comment has received too many negative votes

Just imagine if a laser of this power level could be weaponized;

it would theoretically be the new thermonuclear bomb.

A very high powered laser pulse would cause anything it hits to vaporize and form plasma in a very explosive manner.

Provided that there is not too much clutter in the air you are shooting it through.



Rock5Chalk 2 months ago

This comment sums up why humanity should not have the power of nuclear fusion.

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Seriously impressed Robo :)

Mind if I call you R-Type from now on ? LOL

Nice post Thor !  :)  I not seen that animation before!  ;) 8)

I found an Optic's magazine at work last week which is fascinating, not in the sense of the MIL directly but yeah it was fascinating in the sense of len's :)

Well i posted it soma, on page 2 (the NIF laser) though I could not embed it :(
just sayin. :P

Quote from: stealthyaroura on June 23, 2013, 06:15:57 PM
Well i posted it soma, on page 2 (the NIF laser) though I could not embed it :(
just sayin. :P

With your ship and all :D

I am thankfull you not beat me down with beam of death Stealthy :)

R-Type, are you using Yoda to Experiment them thingy's ???

As it sure does look like that LOL

(http://i1312.photobucket.com/albums/t522/robomont/2013-06-22213718_zps040a7a31.jpg)

Just looking at that blue monster beam hitting the surface of a wall like in robo's pic will damage your eyes for good. really not a good idea without the goggles! robo has these though. ;)
here's what the Geneva convention says about LASER use on the battlefield.

Just imagine being hit through a scope on a rifle with one of them things or even an ultraviolet one where you would not even see the beam,just a popping sound as your retina explodes.nasty.
no nerves in ya eyeballs to feel the pain.I say again nasty. 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Protocol_on_Blinding_Laser_Weapons (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Protocol_on_Blinding_Laser_Weapons)

thanks for the law update.lol.ill keep that in mind the next time my enemies want to step on my throat,throw me behind some kinda bars ,drone me or seize my assets.otherwise ,i use mine for killing scorpions.

as my sig says.   :-)

Far from me to tell ya what to do with it robo, heck it may come to the point where you may need it for defensive! I would have NO problem lighting up an opposing force if TSHTF.

No just pointing out the Geneva thing, and that is not clear as it says accidental injury is acceptable when a laser is targeting an optical instrument :o so that's pretty much anything you look through?

I freaking LOVE LASERS.I have had my own accidents with them though so i'm really cautious now. 

For your viewing pleasure Robo. 3 freaking WATTS 8)

Now where are your night shots mate? I can wait. ;)
http://bcove.me/gsvylojs (http://bcove.me/gsvylojs)

Fist off, I'm surprised at the amount of people who have lasers in Egypt.   Check out this video of protestors shining lasers at a passing helicopter. 

http://hahanice.com/egyptian-crowd-colors-helicopter-with-laser-beams/

yea.saw those dots this morn.just got my data back on my fone .yeeee! im back.

(http://i1312.photobucket.com/albums/t522/robomont/2013-07-05211348_zps2b846625.jpg)heres some nightime pics.this one indoors .

next one is outside.kinda blurry.

(http://i1312.photobucket.com/albums/t522/robomont/2013-07-03213921_zps826b3ba1.jpg)

Ooo that's wicked, man 8)

You need my special laser steering & then you can make some very pretty shapes, i might post the entire plan in the I.F soon (if i don't forget :P )

(http://www.thelivingmoon.com/inventors_group/images/ODD/DCP_1250s.JPG)

(http://www.thelivingmoon.com/inventors_group/images/ODD/DCP_1251s.JPG)

(http://www.thelivingmoon.com/inventors_group/images/ODD/1416s.jpg)

The actual unit looks like this, it's very small, built into an old Amiga 500 psu LOL;

(http://www.thelivingmoon.com/inventors_group/images/ODD/Laser3.jpg)

The idea came from this old colour TV me & my mate decided to make into a 3-d colour scope / guitar tuner
:o

(http://www.thelivingmoon.com/inventors_group/images/ODD/baseb2.JPG)

These are all using analog techniques, no computers here, no sir 8)

did you drill a hole in the end of the tv tube .install lazer.pull vacuum.?

Yeah PWM? 

3D Colour Scope Guitar Tuner ?  LOL   ;D

I want a few !  ;)

Robo your laser is cool :D

and whats w the avatar

No my freind, that's the original TV tube & electron guns.
First we cut out the tuner, then we made the firing of the guns into DC instead of the on-off raster, then we used the audio section to amplify the incoming waveform, then we built a phase shift filter to give an x-y difference (otherwise you would just get a diagonal line), then we made a beat-detect circuit that changed the colours (which we cycled usind a divide-by-ten chip).

Then we hung it from the ceiling in the local disco, the kids loved it!
Especially one person who was deaf, she said for the first time in her life she could SEE the music, and dance to it ;D

Maybe that's another invention we could sell...
My avatar got all stretched when the site had problems a few months back, this is a closeup shot :D

So how many watts is that laser again?

Red & green are real cheap, but blue ones (like LED's) are more than twice the price. I'm waiting to get a broken Blu-Ray so i can dig the blue laser out, LOL
When i have all 3 colours i ill build another steering unit.

My original plan was, of course, a laser T.V. which could project a 10 by 6 foot picture, or even make holograms.

As you can see in the above pics, i had a 3rd control which pulsed the laser on & off, this gives dotted lines, circles of dots etc. Very pretty 8)

The above pattern is a good example of a Lissajous Pattern (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lissajous_knot) or in this case, a knot.
All analog stuff, no digits anywhere :P

blueray diode at 1.5 watts or 1500mw.i play w it almost every night.lol.bugs fly into the beam and explode like little stars.

love that tv tube idea.your above my skill level when it comes to that stuff.seventy percent of what you said i have no clue.

but i still think i have you in the hvdc department.lol.

I'm working on an adjustable 1- 100Kv supply to continue the gravity experiments....

So that's from a blu-ray?
Going to have to raid the city recycling depot i guess.
Better iron my ninja outfit ::)

P.S. If i ever get the time, i will post the complete diy laser steering plans, it's pretty easy. First of all you get a soldering iron, some matrix board, and a couple of 555's, an LM324............

i think they get those diodes from a projector.bluray may be 405nm.mines 445nm.not a 100% on those detailsit .405 puts off uv.
alot of people make 405s because they burn too but have a pretty purple color in dark.
the diodes are cranked up way past their suggested wattage.like way higher.
one guy cranked up a 405diode to 1000mw.and it didnt die.the guys on lpf were blown away as thats in the impossible realm but it survived.each diode has its own life.may die soon or last for years .
sticking to duty cycles time wise is the best insurance.

Quotesticking to duty cycles time wise is the best insurance.

Yep, pulse them & they last longer.
It's all about not letting it get too hot.

it should work on cameras and street light sensors.
i havent had the chance to try though.
i had my wife shoot my car from a hundred feet with me in it w safety glasses and it blinded the whole windshield.this was at night.
so it would work good if you work in avoiding a stalker or ending a tale.like for security bodyguard work.

for more distance i think i would go with green though.im thinkin of buying a green next but thats a year out if im lucky.money devoted to project right now.

You can buy cheap green modules from DX and wind them up a bit if your game, they are quite good rely at around $40-$60 each for the higher power ones.

Quote from: Topend2 on July 14, 2013, 12:55:15 PM
You can buy cheap green modules from DX and wind them up a bit if your game, they are quite good rely at around $40-$60 each for the higher power ones.

Could you add a link to the site?
8)

Green lasers DX

http://dx.com/s/green+laser

Buy Green Red Blue Laser Pointer Pen & Flashlight, Cheap Laser

http://dx.com/c/flashlights-lasers-999/lasers-911

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BrXDl-4_7g4

hey pwm.we were talkin about you the other day.so you havent melted yourself.is your project goin smooth?any updates?

Too much going on, ya don't want to know :P

Also check out Amy's latest post in the I F discussion area ;)

Let me know how many magnets you need for that other project ;)

Got to go, reeeely busy, 5 hours sleep & it's pushing 40 degrees here in the daytime, not fun if you have heavy work to do.

But i got a great bonus, i'll post about it soon 8)

I'll see your blue one & raise you 150 watts:

(http://www.thelivingmoon.com/inventors_group/images/ODD/Las1.JPG)

THIS is a YAG diode infra-red engraving laser.
Water cooled, with built in X-Y steering & camera.
Wavelength 1065nM

Very difficult to get more specs on this one, but i've seen them on Ebay for 10-15,000 bucks.

Here a look inside, both the power supply, the diode block and the mirrors are water-cooled ;)

(http://www.thelivingmoon.com/inventors_group/images/ODD/Las2.JPG)

And another pic, sorry the damn camera was on 'auto focus' which means it doesn't focus very well (go figure :P )

(http://www.thelivingmoon.com/inventors_group/images/ODD/Las3.JPG)

First of all i have to re-connect all the wires!
And figure out the steering software........

Still, a big thank-you to Mr. Mitsubishi for kindly donating it to PRC ::)

More to come..........

omg.wtf.that thing is huge.and powerful.wow.
if you have any problems with getting it running.there is probly somebody over at lpf forums that knows about it.those guys are nuts for all lasers.

super congrats pwm.awesome find.

Yes, and it's not easy to hide from the wife, either :o

She's out for a few days so i can examine it more closely.
Damn thing has fibre optic connections between the modules ::)

I'm really happy about the camera in there, that way i can test it without being in the area 8)

i don't know the beam diameter, but it was used for engraving text onto turbo casings, i think if i leave it in one spot for too long it will burn through the wall..

These modules made by Rofin have 2 modes, pulse & continuous wave (CW).

Pulse is better for cutting when the beam is in one place, because in between pulses gives the vapourised material a chance to move out of the way, i learned that from someone at Harwell who used a CO2 laser to punch through concrete blocks 8)

Oh what fun it must be working for the gubmint :D
First thing i want to do is see if we can engrave the Peggy logo onto stuff ;)
More pics & updates by the weekend......

P.S. 'lpf forums'? Got a link?

I found out which family it is, at least:

QuoteThe Nd:YAG lasers feature high-performance scan heads and are efficiently diode-pumped and designed for industrially reliable 24/7 operation. The PowerLine L 100 SHG uses a high-performance SHG assembly with a harmonic generator crystal for frequency conversion. Q-switching enables peak pulse performance that the company says is 1000 times higher than continuous-wave lasers achieve. The standard configuration includes fiber delivery to the processing head. Optional accessories include fiber outcoupling and scan head assemblies supporting scan speeds of >10 m/s with high precision.

From This (http://photonics.com/Article.aspx?AID=42340) site,

This site (http://www.repairfaq.org/sam/sambook.htm) is a really amazing site for electro info, going straight in the toolbar 8)

Now that's a shame.....
http://www.prclaser.com/

re: YAG-DIREL

Yo esteemed Member PWM:
We could probably get you a contract for targeting dropping old, unused satellites for various entities... not including the military. The tracking software already exists and there is a plethora of garbage that needs tending in NEO.   :P

There also seems to be a booming business in satellite maintenance and repair.    ;)

(Thread in research phase ATM.)

Mayhaps the 'high-climbers' here, RoboPuf and tfw, could teach the 'over-coming fear of heights' portion of that school.   :P

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Yeah, i'm starting to think like this guy (rubs hands together)

(http://www.thelivingmoon.com/inventors_group/images/ODD/DREVILEU.jpg)

leave it on to long?
if you even turn that thing on .you better have something between it and your house.that thing will probly burn a hole instantly through your house.that frequency is nothing but hellfire .
im not an expert but my guess that thing would instantly cut a finger off.get some real safety goggles not the cheap stuff.its invisible and even the reflection would burn your corneas completely off.
my mind is blown.

Damn right you are 8) these shades won't do ::)

That's why it has remote control & a camera.
It was originally in a steel cabinet painted matt black on the inside with a 1 inch steel plate under the work surface.
Reflections can be a real problem, but i do have lots of IR sensors lying around so i can rig an alarm that beeps if they get a reflection.
I also need filters to block out visible light.

Certainly it's no toy, & i'm tempted to sell it seeing it's worth so much... :)

NAH! NEVER!
Teeheeheeheehee :D

I'm going to seriously try burning the PRC logo into the garden shed though ;D :o ::)

I also took a peek to see if i could place a small red laser in there to help with alignment & tell me where the IR beam will hit, but there's no space unless i dismantle the mirror unit so i won't do that.

I first need to get more data on the exact system, it's an older one so not much data on it, but it's similar enough to the Baasel Lasertech L200 series to work with.
And i'm guessing the scan head is much like a plotter program, like a serial printer but faster...

ETA: keyboard dying...

that laser is a small business in itself.
i would think thats cool if you can make it burn a pegasus logo.
get it to scan a pic and then place object in mount and bam.
i would have it set up in a small room that you can close door and then fire.kinda like hospitals and xray machines.

you may be able to sell custom engraving.maybe put flyers at print shops and machine shops.
maybe take a silver coin.smash it flat and engrave w logo.then sell to us folks on here.to the ones that arent broke .lol.

Like 1 "Abundance Credit" LOL

" I promise to pay the bearer with info and to help them in any way i can"

Yep it would be nice to get it cased up & working, it means i won't be able to fit that Colchester 2000 lathe in the shed (trying to save up for my Dream Machine) but what the heck, if i could make some extra cash from it?

GOLD for that idea, mate!

Of course, folks can send me stuff to have the PRC logo burned in it, free of charge, as long as you pay the postage :P

Can make it mobile, anyway ::)

if we ever had the pegasus university or campus.it would be a showpiece and lab equipment.but i would easily understand if you sold it.thats one fine piece of equipment.maybe lease it to a machine shop.that way you own it and make some money on the side.whatever you do all i can say is you lucky dog you.

If it's any consolation, i pulled a ligament getting it up the stairs, it's been bloody painful the last few days.
But i managed to get most of the wiring figured out, missed an opto connection though, i have another type which may or may not work.
And software will be the next hurdle...
But i'll definitely keep it for the campus, LMAO

Have to stash it again before the wife gets home ::)
Later!

P.S. Oh yes, it needs 3-phase, so i'll have to get one of my big inverters fired up & use a big transformer in between.....

If i can't do that i may as well sell it, but i'd rather chop off my leg first :P

Quote from: PlaysWithMachines on August 01, 2013, 09:51:16 PM
If i can't do that i may as well sell it, but i'd rather chop off my leg first :P

Methinks Yer in love.  [grin]

3phase?that was definely built for a factory.its a shame its not two phase.150watts aint that much power.good luck gettin it going.keep us updated on its rebirth and future.i dont want to harp on laserpointer forums but they also have buy sell forum that works great if you get in a bind and have to sell it.personally i hope you dont.
maybe mount it on your roof and use it as a anti theft device.

Yes it needs about 10 kilowatts :o

Quotemaybe mount it on your roof and use it as a anti theft device.

Good idea, or at least i can shoot down those darned black choppers overhead, LOL
But i'm drunk now, 7 days without a drop takes it's toll..........
Read my reply tomorrow,
Sleep well, freinds,
PWM

so did you tell yoir wife .did you get it sold or fixed.curious minds need to know.

Amy;
Yes it's love, but the dangerous kind, this thing can drill a hole in my butt in no time & i won't even see it ::) Luckily it has all kinds of safety stuff built in, i will be able to operate from a safe distance by remote.

Robo;

Yes the forums may be an option, ive seen a few but they are all hobby type Helium, ruby, diode etc. Quite a few gas lasers, but nothing like this.

The 150w is quite a lot when compressed into a 0.5mm beam, it was commissioned for high speed engraving on forged steel components.
Bad news: I also cut through 2 fibre optic cables which i thought were co-ax, Aaaarrggghhhh!

Good news: I'm going back there next week for another job so i will be able to ask the chief engineer if he still has the paperwork on it, here's hoping ::) Damn fool i was i should have hunted that down last time, but i'm there to work as well :D

More good news: I will be demolishing 2 more production lines, so more goodies to go in the batcave, which i just tidied up...

Oh dear, energy vs. entropy the same old battle.

So a whole new aladdins cave awaits me, LOL and i'm just getting the wife used to the idea of a BIG laser....before she sees it ;D

3-phase isnt a problem, i have enough gear to build 50Kw systems now 8)
....and it was all free, it just needed my time & energy to get it home....

That's what i call a true 'abundance paradigm'

Capacitors worth 200 dollars each
Transistors from 800 bucks each
Vacuum pumps, air cylinders, plc's computers (even a touch screen with XP)
Transformers for 200 amps at 400 volts.
30+ M12 and M8 plugs for the SensTesters (valued at 6.50 each) and millions of resistors switches leds chips you name it.
2 measuring lasers, 2 ultrasonic, 1 radar & countless magnetic & optical sensors....several miles of cable....
And now this big mutha laser, cool 8)

It's just amazing what companies throw away because they cant fix it or it is out of date :o

Their loss is my gain :P

.5 mm? that things even more evil.thats alot of power in a small dot.lets get it going and then we can create samples and send to you.we could make a giant thread.things that burn and things that dont burn.lol.now to get a gas chromatograph .

do you just need fiber of a certain length or special fiber ?
ill try to help on this end if i can.

Quote from: robomont on August 12, 2013, 11:19:56 PM
.5 mm? that things even more evil.thats alot of power in a small dot.lets get it going and then we can create samples and send to you.we could make a giant thread.things that burn and things that dont burn.lol.now to get a gas chromatograph .

do you just need fiber of a certain length or special fiber ?
ill try to help on this end if i can.

It was a video-type send/recieve line i think :(
Need to get more docs first, otherwise open it up, write down chip numbers & go to 'datasheetarchive.com' but that all takes up time....

Thanks for the offer & i will definitely YT the results so you can all see it.

Yes i would like to see what burns, LOL, Tesla found calcium to be very incandescent.

Not sure which kind of fibre or signal right now, but i will find out soon, keep you posted as usual ;)

Now i need to get my hands on an old blu-ray ::)