Hello all,
Greetings from Chicago!
I have been lurking here for a while now and there is a tremendous amount of info to be found on this site- really everything one needs to know if they take the time to look.
Everyone that I have interacted with here have been great so far...I am sure that will continue.
I really appreciate the emphasis on safety that pervades here. I am a telecom engineer by trade that has had to go thru laser safety training so I understand the need to respect these devices considering the damage they can cause in such a short period of time (in no time at all, actually).
I am looking to make my first serious laser purchase soon which I hope to be a 532 CNI @ 500mW or 800mW. If it should go thru I plan to get in on the next GB that bloompyle is now trying to put together. I know that is rather powerful for my first serious hand-held laser (had a <5mW 532 laserer which recently stopped working), but I do undrstand the risks based on job experience as well as from all of the links about saftey that I have read here.
Have a good weekend folks and thanks to those who have welcomed me so far:beer:
Phil
Greetings from Chicago!
I have been lurking here for a while now and there is a tremendous amount of info to be found on this site- really everything one needs to know if they take the time to look.
Everyone that I have interacted with here have been great so far...I am sure that will continue.
I really appreciate the emphasis on safety that pervades here. I am a telecom engineer by trade that has had to go thru laser safety training so I understand the need to respect these devices considering the damage they can cause in such a short period of time (in no time at all, actually).
I am looking to make my first serious laser purchase soon which I hope to be a 532 CNI @ 500mW or 800mW. If it should go thru I plan to get in on the next GB that bloompyle is now trying to put together. I know that is rather powerful for my first serious hand-held laser (had a <5mW 532 laserer which recently stopped working), but I do undrstand the risks based on job experience as well as from all of the links about saftey that I have read here.
Have a good weekend folks and thanks to those who have welcomed me so far:beer:
Phil