Ok, so i am doing my first build and most people will say that I am going overboard but my plan is to learn as I work through this as my goal is a DPSS for my cnc plasma cutter to turn it into a laser cutter/engraver.
I am currently experimenting with a 20w 808nm laser diode bar which I recieved surplus.
I was looking to power this one and maybe later down the road 1-2 more of them or maybe a more powerful like 60-80w unit.
Diode drivers are expensive and so I was wondering if a DC bench top power supply with current and voltage regulation could be used either directly or with some minimal modification (like some add on regulation or conditioning circuit).
I was looking at this unit:
PowerTen Inc 3350D-7.575 DC Power Supply - eBay (item 220547495661 end time Dec-23-10 14:26:34 PST)
and here is a spec sheet on it:
http://www.airlink.dk/Dokumenter/PT3300.pdf
Any advice would be helpful, thank you in advance.
-rtavk3
I am currently experimenting with a 20w 808nm laser diode bar which I recieved surplus.
I was looking to power this one and maybe later down the road 1-2 more of them or maybe a more powerful like 60-80w unit.
Diode drivers are expensive and so I was wondering if a DC bench top power supply with current and voltage regulation could be used either directly or with some minimal modification (like some add on regulation or conditioning circuit).
I was looking at this unit:
PowerTen Inc 3350D-7.575 DC Power Supply - eBay (item 220547495661 end time Dec-23-10 14:26:34 PST)
and here is a spec sheet on it:
http://www.airlink.dk/Dokumenter/PT3300.pdf
Any advice would be helpful, thank you in advance.
-rtavk3