How much mw to light fuses?

• Jul 28, 2008

• #1

S

superrob

0

Joined

Jul 28, 2008

Messages

9

Points

0

Hi everone.... im wondering will 50mw be able to light a firework fuse?

 

• Jul 28, 2008

• #2

jamilm9

0

Joined

Jan 12, 2008

Messages

1,864

Points

0

no

 

• Jul 28, 2008

• #3

S

superrob

0

Joined

Jul 28, 2008

Messages

9

Points

0

uhm... then how much mw basicly? ive seen someone with a DX red dilda doing it..

And since green lasers is much more easyli focused it should burn better?

 

• Jul 28, 2008

• #4

styropyro

0

Joined

Jun 13, 2007

Messages

5,410

Points

113

50mW can do it if focused perfectly, but if you want something that reliably lights fuses you'll want 100+mW.

Just for fun, here is a video of the DX 200 (dilda) lighting fuse:
[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AB6b5cuNANk[/media]

 

• Aug 2, 2008

• #5

Nordhavn

0

Joined

Oct 12, 2007

Messages

285

Points

28

50mw most definitely will even 25mw can if focused down. I've done it with 15mW 405nM focused down. 5W will do it even at 10mm! ;D

 

• Aug 10, 2008

• #6

Nordhavn

0

Joined

Oct 12, 2007

Messages

285

Points

28

Here's my RPL300 on no. 3 setting (285mW avg) lighting the fuses on bottle rockets and firecrackers. These are the green fuses that are typically harder to light but burn predictably unlike the paper fuses on the remaining 15 firecrackers in the pack.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VuiGZRdINkw

 

• Aug 10, 2008

• #7

B

ben74

0

Joined

Jan 7, 2008

Messages

678

Points

0

So, how any mW or watts do you need to light a candle without a match?

 

• Aug 10, 2008

• #8

styropyro

0

Joined

Jun 13, 2007

Messages

5,410

Points

113

ben74 said:

So, how any mW or watts  do you need to light a candle without a match?

Click to expand...

The lowest power I have seen (in a video) light a candle was a 4 watt argon.

 

• Aug 11, 2008

• #9

Jimmymcjimthejim

0

Joined

Apr 29, 2008

Messages

1,562

Points

48

styropyro said:

[quote author=ben74 link=1217260514/0#6 date=1218406075]So, how any mW or watts do you need to light a candle without a match?

Click to expand...

The lowest power I have seen (in a video) light a candle was a 4 watt argon.[/quote]
I love that video

 

• Aug 11, 2008

• #10

B

ben74

0

Joined

Jan 7, 2008

Messages

678

Points

0

A link would be nice ;D

 

• Aug 18, 2008

• #11

Nordhavn

0

Joined

Oct 12, 2007

Messages

285

Points

28

Once you go over 2W you can light sparklers! ;D

 

• Aug 19, 2008

• #12

styropyro

0

Joined

Jun 13, 2007

Messages

5,410

Points

113

ben74 said:

A link would be nice ;D

Click to expand...

Here ya go: http://www.laserpointerforums.com/forums/YaBB.pl?num=1212304917/0