Argon is here :)

[MarioMaster]

title says it all - if anyone has experience with omnichrome argon lasers, please let me know as i still need to find the pinout of the remote connector (p2)

 

[MarioMaster]

more pics

 

[MarioMaster]

last one

 

[Daedal]

NICE

Congrats!

Check with pseudo, he's got a few of these and would help you with getting it working... ;D

--DDL

 

[Aseras]

Did you check sam's? http://www.repairfaq.org/sam/laserasc.htm

 

[MarioMaster]

Sam's site is great and they have the schematics for a lot of omnichrome lasers including the head i have, but not the power supply which has a totally different remote connector

also if pseudo has any extra umbilical cables laying around i would be happy to take one off his hands

 

[Chief-Eamonn]

fire it up we want blue!

 

[nes_ds]

How much did this set you back?

 

[SenKat]

That is a FORTUNATE thing about you all across the pond....these Argon lasers are pretty much plug and play for you ! Most US houses have one 220v outlet in their house, and that is for the clothes dryer ! My wife would murder me if I kept on unplugging the dryer to lase things hehehehehehe

 

[LarryQ]

That is a FORTUNATE thing about you all across the pond....these Argon lasers are pretty much plug and play for you !  Most US houses have one 220v outlet in their house, and that is for the clothes dryer !  My wife would murder me if I kept on unplugging the dryer to lase things hehehehehehe

Well....

I guess you could dry clothes with it.....Nice and Crispy..but dry none the less...

LarryQ

 

[Cyparagon]

So what does the sticker say? If it says 500mW max on the sticker, the output will be only around 100mW.

That is a FORTUNATE thing about you all across the pond....these Argon lasers are pretty much plug and play for you ! Most US houses have one 220v outlet in their house, and that is for the clothes dryer ! My wife would murder me if I kept on unplugging the dryer to lase things hehehehehehe

Lawl. What you have to do is poke around at wires with a multimeter (usually in the boiler room) until you find a 240V source and attach a cord and plug. But most lower power argons (<200mW) can be run off of 110V. Sure, they drain all 15A of the circuit, but it works The only laser I have that MUST run off of 240V is my CO2

 

[MarioMaster]

How much did this set you back?

the total was $399.98 shipped

i just ordered a power cord for the PSU (it does require 220v so i will be using a dryer plug) i'm gonna try and pick up some hefty power cabling at a local hardware store and try and wire the head to the supply since it seems these cables are impossible to find

 

[MarioMaster]

small update, completed the wiring and fired it up, but with the result i had been fearing - the ion discharge won't ignite

but- it IS operational and it DOES lase, so all is not lost yet

 

[MarioMaster]

lasing from start pulse

 

[pseudonomen137]

Hey MM, what model of head is that? (IE. 532-??)

 

[marianne]

this may be a silly question, i know very little about argon lasers - but what is the ion discharge exactly, and what is it for? i mean, if the laser works without it then....?