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Hello all,
I’ve recently been entertaining the idea of purchasing a laser show scanner and have been out kicking a few tires. In my search, I came across a few interesting threads on PL about the PF-114 scanner from PF-Lighting.
http://www.photonlexicon.com/forums/showthread.php/9417-300-mw-R-G-B-Chinese-Projector-399.00?highlight=pf-114
http://www.photonlexicon.com/forums/showthread.php/10142-PF-114-RGV-300mW-ILDA-anyone-own-one?highlight=pf-114
Now I understand this is just another cheap Chinese laser but the adjustable (no glue) optic mounts and the price had me very interested. I’m sure most experienced hobbyist would suggest I build my own but I think it may be difficult to match the prebuilt price even using comparable cheap parts. I contacted the company and asked for power, price and scanner speed of the PF-114 and two other models. What I was quoted did not quite match the specs listed on their website.
http://en.pf-lighting.com/category.php?id=7
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PF114 350mW RGB is :$260 :Red 650nm 150mW + Green 532nm 50mW + Blue 405nm 150mW
PF115 1W RGB is :$650 :Red 650nm 500mW + Green 532nm 200mW + Blue 450nm 300mW
PF111 650mW RGB with SD card is :$600 :Red 650nm 250mW + Green 532nm 150mW + Blue 405nm 250mW
All of the scanners now for RGB laser light is :25Kpps.
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I have my doubts about the quoted 25k galvos. I’m betting they are still using the same 10-15k sets in the PF114’s as others have reported and probably the same for the other models. I’m personally more interested in beam effects over graphics so I think I can live with the crappy galvos for now. For that reason I think the PF115 might be the way to go??? More beam power to start with (450nm) and the bigger case give me more options when upgrading. I’d love to find some pictures of the insides of the PF115 but haven’t had any luck. I’d really like to see what the optic mounts, laser modules and general layout look like. If anyone has a link, please let me know.
So I’d like to hear all your thoughts and comments on these scanners. Do you think they are a good bang for the buck or a waste of time and money? What questions should I be asking PF-Lighting when I contact them again? At this price level would building be a better option or are there better prebuilt options out there?
Cheers,
Plan
I’ve recently been entertaining the idea of purchasing a laser show scanner and have been out kicking a few tires. In my search, I came across a few interesting threads on PL about the PF-114 scanner from PF-Lighting.
http://www.photonlexicon.com/forums/showthread.php/9417-300-mw-R-G-B-Chinese-Projector-399.00?highlight=pf-114
http://www.photonlexicon.com/forums/showthread.php/10142-PF-114-RGV-300mW-ILDA-anyone-own-one?highlight=pf-114
Now I understand this is just another cheap Chinese laser but the adjustable (no glue) optic mounts and the price had me very interested. I’m sure most experienced hobbyist would suggest I build my own but I think it may be difficult to match the prebuilt price even using comparable cheap parts. I contacted the company and asked for power, price and scanner speed of the PF-114 and two other models. What I was quoted did not quite match the specs listed on their website.
http://en.pf-lighting.com/category.php?id=7
-------------------
PF114 350mW RGB is :$260 :Red 650nm 150mW + Green 532nm 50mW + Blue 405nm 150mW
PF115 1W RGB is :$650 :Red 650nm 500mW + Green 532nm 200mW + Blue 450nm 300mW
PF111 650mW RGB with SD card is :$600 :Red 650nm 250mW + Green 532nm 150mW + Blue 405nm 250mW
All of the scanners now for RGB laser light is :25Kpps.
--------------------
I have my doubts about the quoted 25k galvos. I’m betting they are still using the same 10-15k sets in the PF114’s as others have reported and probably the same for the other models. I’m personally more interested in beam effects over graphics so I think I can live with the crappy galvos for now. For that reason I think the PF115 might be the way to go??? More beam power to start with (450nm) and the bigger case give me more options when upgrading. I’d love to find some pictures of the insides of the PF115 but haven’t had any luck. I’d really like to see what the optic mounts, laser modules and general layout look like. If anyone has a link, please let me know.
So I’d like to hear all your thoughts and comments on these scanners. Do you think they are a good bang for the buck or a waste of time and money? What questions should I be asking PF-Lighting when I contact them again? At this price level would building be a better option or are there better prebuilt options out there?
Cheers,
Plan