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Hi,
I'm sure most people have read the other posts, but I'm thinking of making a scanner over the next few months. But I want to build it up bit by bit, perhaps adding another part each month or so. But I want to plan ahead to make sure I'm ordering the right bits for the final goal of a full RGB analogue scanner, that's dead good at animations and is PC controlled!
I'm thinking something like:
1.) 1x Laser - Green Module with analogue modulation (future proof for when the DAC gets built in
)
2.) 1x Laser - Red analogue to get RGY
3.) 1x 30k Laserpic Galvos
4.) 1x Pangolin FB3
5.) Save up for AGES - then get a Blue analogue for full blown RGB
So, as buying a laser module is my first 2 steps, I have 2 questions:
1.) What should be some realistic power levels for each RGB individual Laser?
I've got an idea of 100mW 523nm, 2x 200mW of 650nm and 200mW blue - does this sound about right?
2.) As I'm hammering the analogue bit, where is a good place for 100mW green analogue modules? Could I get a 100mW green from DX and combine it with a Die4Laser driver of perhaps one of Norms' £10 ones? And would this be fully compatible with the FB3 on analogue mode?
I welcome your suggestions if you feel I'm going down the wrong path in anyway.
Thanks,
Dan
I'm sure most people have read the other posts, but I'm thinking of making a scanner over the next few months. But I want to build it up bit by bit, perhaps adding another part each month or so. But I want to plan ahead to make sure I'm ordering the right bits for the final goal of a full RGB analogue scanner, that's dead good at animations and is PC controlled!
I'm thinking something like:
1.) 1x Laser - Green Module with analogue modulation (future proof for when the DAC gets built in
)2.) 1x Laser - Red analogue to get RGY
3.) 1x 30k Laserpic Galvos
4.) 1x Pangolin FB3
5.) Save up for AGES - then get a Blue analogue for full blown RGB
So, as buying a laser module is my first 2 steps, I have 2 questions:
1.) What should be some realistic power levels for each RGB individual Laser?
I've got an idea of 100mW 523nm, 2x 200mW of 650nm and 200mW blue - does this sound about right?
2.) As I'm hammering the analogue bit, where is a good place for 100mW green analogue modules? Could I get a 100mW green from DX and combine it with a Die4Laser driver of perhaps one of Norms' £10 ones? And would this be fully compatible with the FB3 on analogue mode?
I welcome your suggestions if you feel I'm going down the wrong path in anyway.
Thanks,
Dan
