Recent content by daveindelaware

I saw a little Showcase write-up in my Photonics Showcase magazine for the C111C MultiWave goggles. Says they "provide scratchproof coverage w/ 70% visibility for multiple lasers: 200-474 nm, 525-552 nm, plus nearly complete IR coverage from 755nm on up." Sounded great, so I looked at their...

You're in Middletown? That's cool. My wife has a cousin down there.

I have never flown. Ever. Why? I don't have the money to take trips that require flying. If I can't drive there, I don't go.

Thank you for understanding where I'm coming from with this being a hobby despite the frequency. I've been wanting to start down the slippery path for a while now, but like I said, I've been waiting for when I can afford the proper eye protection. And last I looked into goggles (three years...

Who said I was mad? And no, you don't love my laser. Apparently, it doesn't even count as a laser. Uh, no. Besides, I don't have a 10MP camera (or a cell phone). But I take clearer pictures than just blobs and shelves with my 4MP camera, thank you (look at my albums). I'm not going to waste my...

Whatever people. Obviously we have differing opinions and beliefs about what a hobby is. And that's fine. Apparently time, frequency, and post count affect the definition as well.... But in case anyone really cares, the reason I never finished building my first laser driver (and therefore, my...

I don't take offense to stuff like this. I don't let stuff like this affect me, especially "internet" stuff. I haven't lost any sleep over this or shed any tears. LOL. It's true that lasers haven't been a primary hobby of mine, but that doesn't change the fact that lasers are still a hobby of...

Just because it's a hobby doesn't mean you spend some time EVERY day working on it. The definition of "hobby" is "a pursuit outside one's regular occupation engaged in especially for relaxation." which is exactly what lasers are (for me anyway): a pursuit, an interest. And I have MANY of these...

Yes, I know my post count is higher. I'm not a total noob here. I hit this forum hard a few years ago trying to learn as much as I could about things. I asked many questions. Hence my post count. So I'm not really new here; I was just on a long hiatus. I harvested a few LD's from old DVD...

I'm sorry. I have many many hobbies I try to juggle (in between working fulltime at a regular job and running a part-time side business), and a very limited budget for them all. I took a break from lasers to persue my other hobbies for a while, like RV design, firearms, shooting, cabin design...

Well, it's nothing spectacular. It's nothing awesome. It wasn't even a planned acquisition. But I found a little red laser pointer in a dryer's lint trap at my wife's work (laundromat) tonight. I'm assuming it went through a full drying cycle in a gas commercial dryer, at least for 24...

I was just wondering if anyone has ever heard of (or ordered from) Anchor Optics? They're a division of Edmund Optics Company. They seem to have a nice list of items that relate to the laser hobby, like: commercial and experimental grade optics, optical equipment and tools, lasers, optical bench...

I'm not sure if anyone has used a laser pointer to make holograms. When I made holograms for a high school science fair (about 20 years ago), I borrowed my school's Spectra Physics 0.5mW HeNe laser and optics (lenses), and my teacher gave me a roll of special (holographic?) film, and I also...

Oh, well my fault then. Obviously I'm still a noob with some terminology and basic definitions of components. I guess "adjustable" and "potentiometer" is redundant. I guess the joke is on me.

Ok, everyone, thank you for the input and suggestions. I greatly appreciate this forum's knowledge base. As opposed to there being NO pots on the board. It was a pleasant surprise to find them, since I wasn't expecting it. Remember: this was my first dissection of a monitor. Ever. What fun...