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Hand Held Pulse Laser from Crystal Rod Ruby HELP!!!

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Lascannon

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Ok, so I have no idea what I am talking about. No, seriously, I have no idea. I would like to make a handheld pulse laser. I have a 42mm x 3.5mm neodymium ruby laser rod. I also have a xnenon flash tube from a canon camera. Thats it. I have no knowledge, no skills, no experience (aside from a couple of laser builds).

I realy want to at least look into this, can anyone help me?
 





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Is it ruby, or garnet? I don't think it can be both.

Either way, this is VERY dangerous. Start with class 3a or 3b.
 
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I highly doubt a camera flash will have the necessary power to excite the rod.

You would also need a flash chamber to excite the rod from all sides.
 
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Cypragon: I just finnished my first 1000mw, I think I can handle it, I will be realy carefull I promise! It is a ruby.

Solonar: do you know where I can buy it/how I can build it? The flash chamber, I mean.
 
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On second thoughts, I just read some realy terifying statistics, and i have abandoned this project as being far too dangerous. Thanks guys!
 
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Sorry, these are actually in paper! ( oh the horror, it is with me still!) I read in a book yesterday that 300v will KILL YOU. I almost never get the wiring just right on the first try, and I dont trust myself not to short something out and either die or become a vegetable! Not that I would care at that point, but I would hate to leave a mess...
 
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Lascannon said:
Sorry, these are actually in paper! ( oh the horror, it is with me still!) I read in a book yesterday that 300v will KILL YOU. I almost never get the wiring just right on the first try, and I dont trust myself not to short something out and either die or become a vegetable! Not that I would care at that point, but I would hate to leave a mess...
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Yes, a device like this utilizes high voltage that will kill by electrocution. No attempt to use or build a solid state pulse laser system should be by anyone not totally familiar with high voltage/energy circuitry. + Rep. :)
 
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yup, these things can be nasty, my YAG has a a 330V 1200uF cap bank, its about 65J of energy. More than enough to knock you flat on your ass, or weld screw drivers together :D :whistle:
 
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So will you be selling the rod?

I've always wanted one but I dont think I could buy it. Laser fund is all dried up :(
 
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Lascannon said:
Cypragon: I just finnished my first 1000mw, I think I can handle it, I will be realy carefull I promise! It is a ruby.

Solonar: do you know where I can buy it/how I can build it? The flash chamber, I mean.
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If it indeed is a ruby rod, it uses chromium as the medium. ND yag or glass rods use neodymium. :)
 
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