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Hi, im new in this so i would like to get professional opinion. What would you recommend for cleaning laser mirrors and laser modules inside a club (DJ) laser. I filpped over whole google and i didnt find anything useful. Also i used search on this forum.
 





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I suggest to go to the Welcome section of the
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Don't forget add your Global Location in your
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Hi,
Yes I agree welcome section first and what part of the world your from . That would be nice ..

Rich:)
 

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99% Isopropyl alcohol with medical grade cotton swabs if you want to do it properly. I find regular old Q-tip brand cottons swabs work just fine for cheaper optics though.

Fairly detailed information on cleaning procedures/tools/solvents available here: https://www.repairfaq.org/sam/laseratr.htm#atrcln
 
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I recomend first contact solution. it's what all the pj guys use...
 
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If the optics don't have anything stuck to them I would try a dry cotton swab first before using a fluid such as alcohol or lens cleaning solution. I use medical swabs on wooded sticks. They seem to work well.
 

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I've done introduction and filled my profile.. Thanks for advices. So 99% alcohol on cotton swab and directly (gently) on laser source ? :D
 

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One more thing. Maybe my lasers are out of aligment. When i turn them on ,while top cover of housing is opened, I see that most of beam just passes trough reflective mirrors.. I can post picture tomorrow so you can see if its right or not :D
 

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One more thing. Maybe my lasers are out of aligment. When i turn them on ,while top cover of housing is opened, I see that most of beam just passes trough reflective mirrors.. I can post picture tomorrow so you can see if its right or not :D


Which reflective mirrors? I'm assuming this is RGB or RGY?

If so, there's going to be several mirrors. There will likely be 2-3(RGB) or 1-2(RGY) for combining the colours, so they should pass or reflect depending on the colour.

There will be an additional two on the scanners themselves, one for the X axis and one for Y.

A picture would be good! :)

A picture would help! :)
 
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Yes i think those are RGB or RGY mirrors. They look like this ones. *Its not real picture of my laser
 

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Yes i think those are RGB or RGY mirrors. They look like this ones. *Its not real picture of my laser


Yes, they are dichroic mirrors for combining lasers at different wavelengths. They should pass/reflect based on wavelength (colour).
 
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There are also usually not 100% efficient.. when I take my projector covers off I will get light beams going through the dichro and across the room. Well at least on my China pjs.. havnt Had a reason to open my kvant yet
 

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So i can go directly with 99%alcohol and swabs on these ones ? :D
 
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I don't see a problem with the lenses, but if you are planning on cleaning the dichros, I don't know if alcohol would be safe on those.
 




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