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Hey guys,
I have been salivating over unique wavelengths ever since I got into lasers, and it's taken such a long time for me to realize that gas lasers are a fairly reasonable way to obtain some wavelengths I don't have yet. Well I had been searching around for some argon lasers on ebay and miraculously came across something else... Two 543nm HeNe Lasers!!!
One unit was rated at 1mW and outputted around 1.25mW, and the other was rated at .5mW and outptted 1mW. Both were still down at around $125. I was obviously planning on buying the stronger one until somebody raised the bid from $125 to $259, so I focused on the weaker one. I sat my crappy dail-up connection, thinking that somebody with broadband was going to have the power of fast internet over me and win the bid. But I was the only bidder!
I won the 1mW 543nm HeNe Laser for $125.95 and free shipping . I can't wait to get it (it should take 5-12 days to arrive). This will be my first Gas Laser ever!
Here are some pictures that the seller posted of my laser...
Once I get the laser, I will post some pics comparing it with my 5mW 532nm DX Pen .
-Jakob
EDIT: I got the laser last night! All I have right now is me cell phone camera because my mom stole mine and is in Florida . This is the only decent picture I could get.
In Order: 5mW 532nm DX Pen, 1mW 543nm HeNe, 5mW 593.5nm CNI Pen
When you look at the ends of the beams, you can see the best definition of the colors. There's a pretty noticable difference between the 532nm and 543nm at that point
I have been salivating over unique wavelengths ever since I got into lasers, and it's taken such a long time for me to realize that gas lasers are a fairly reasonable way to obtain some wavelengths I don't have yet. Well I had been searching around for some argon lasers on ebay and miraculously came across something else... Two 543nm HeNe Lasers!!!
One unit was rated at 1mW and outputted around 1.25mW, and the other was rated at .5mW and outptted 1mW. Both were still down at around $125. I was obviously planning on buying the stronger one until somebody raised the bid from $125 to $259, so I focused on the weaker one. I sat my crappy dail-up connection, thinking that somebody with broadband was going to have the power of fast internet over me and win the bid. But I was the only bidder!
I won the 1mW 543nm HeNe Laser for $125.95 and free shipping . I can't wait to get it (it should take 5-12 days to arrive). This will be my first Gas Laser ever!
Here are some pictures that the seller posted of my laser...
Once I get the laser, I will post some pics comparing it with my 5mW 532nm DX Pen .
-Jakob
EDIT: I got the laser last night! All I have right now is me cell phone camera because my mom stole mine and is in Florida . This is the only decent picture I could get.
In Order: 5mW 532nm DX Pen, 1mW 543nm HeNe, 5mW 593.5nm CNI Pen
When you look at the ends of the beams, you can see the best definition of the colors. There's a pretty noticable difference between the 532nm and 543nm at that point
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