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40mW X40G Laser Scanner £30






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robjdixon said:
it looks good but scanners confuse me so much ;D
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From what I know, all that needs to be done is the old laser removed and a new one put in its place.

If I had the money I would buy this and put a 20mW blue in there :p

Unfortunately I don't have the money :(
 
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So would one of these connect to a power supply, and a computer, and you would use a program to control the mirrors and such?
 
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robjdixon said:
So would one of these connect to a power supply, and a computer, and you would use a program to control the mirrors and such?
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No, its just a plug and play unit by the looks of things.

Only modes are DMX stand alone and sound active. Even then its very cheap.
 
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sorry for being stupid, but what is a DMX? is that like a control box?
 
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robjdixon said:
sorry for being stupid, but what is a DMX? is that like a control box?
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Can't think of what it stands for right now but its basically a large number (200 or so) pre programmed effects built into the scanner. It will cycle through them all 1 by 1 (stand alone mode) you can controll them to a degree using a DMX controller which lets you choose the one of the effects, and change the size of it.
 
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oh, so it you can select certain effects with the (seperate) DMX - sounds pretty cool!
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This unit is based on stepper motors and as a result cannot do ILDA animation - it would be fun to mess with but $60 just for a stepper motor system seems a bit much IMO.
 
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if it had say 10k galvos i would prolly buy it just for the kicks of it and have it set up to fit my laser pointer builds but the stepper motor changes my mind
 
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MarioMaster said:
This unit is based on stepper motors and as a result cannot do ILDA animation - it would be fun to mess with but $60 just for a stepper motor system seems a bit much IMO.
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You have found cheaper for a GREEN stepper motor scanner? Anyway its really simple to upgrade them.

if it had say 10k galvos i would prolly buy it just for the kicks of it and have it set up to fit my laser pointer builds but the stepper motor changes my mind
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No... Pointers are not for scanners. If you use a pointer with any scanner you might as well get a cheap scanner with steppers in it because none of the effects will work properly.
 
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yes this i know but for the simple animations it makes (some im sure that dont need and modulation would be great.

but i guess i should of clarified it would be best to use drlavas flexmod driver for modulation
 
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thesk8nmidget said:
yes this i know but for the simple animations it makes (some im sure that dont need and modulation would be great.

but i guess i should of clarified it would be best to use drlavas flexmod driver for modulation  
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A circle or a square or something is all you will get from a pointer, it needs TTL or Analogue modulation.
 
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lamborgini8 said:
You have found cheaper for a GREEN stepper motor scanner? Anyway its really simple to upgrade them.
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No, but this unit is also broken. For the cost of a new green module you can buy a functional unit.
 
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MarioMaster said:
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You have found cheaper for a GREEN stepper motor scanner? Anyway its really simple to upgrade them.
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No, but this unit is also broken. For the cost of a new green module you can buy a functional unit.[/quote]

Upgrade all the components, not just the laser.

Theres a simple 10k kit selling for £70 online, stick that with a new laser in place of all the old parts and you have better than what the original working unit was.
 
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