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Gday
My names Ben, and I just joined the forums recently.
My first post was when I was looking for a gas laser, in the gas laser section. I've only gone one laser so far - a 150mw labbie (pointers are illegal here now and I didnt want to risk it).
The labbie is heavily modified to run of an RC car battery (5V regulator, meridith instruments driver for the pump, and other circuitry to run the TEC). Its still a labby, but goes for ages on the battery, and saves me the bother of finding an outlet to plug it in. It also means I can take it to friends places and show them. The 7,2volt battery velcros to the side and plugs into the back. When I do want to use mains power, an AC adapter is employed. Its a very versatile little laser.
I first got into laser way back when I was a 13 year old when I discovered the local company Oatley Electronics. They had lasers ranging from red diodes and HeNe's to today where they have red diodes and green ones (no more gassers).
Around my 16th birthday I was wondering what laser to get next and had a look on their site and found an NEC Argon. After asking mum, I handed her the funds and she handed me the credit card so I could order it over the phone. Days passed, that seemed like weeks, and I had an argon with no power supply. A few hundred dollars later and I'd built up Sams SG-IL1 and had an awesome laser that I took to melbourne with me when I moved, and did light shows with. I also operated it in launceston before the move.
My hobbies apart from playing with photon shooters are ham radio, electronics, computers, RC models (cars and choppers), photography and jet engines.
In my history I have owned lasers ranging from hene's with home built supplies, same with "brick" supplies, many a diode, and an argon.
I came here because I want to get back into the hobby, and have received a warm welcome. Next week when I get the rest of the funds together my first purchase will be a Kenometer Lite, and just before christmas I am treating myself with an argon from a local supplier (YES I finally found one).
After christmas (provided mariomaster still wants to sell it) I'll be buying one of his multiline argons. The tubes will be swapped (the single line and multiline are a compatible unit), and the multiline go into a show laser, and the single line be used for the aiming beam of yet another laser project, an 80 watt CO2.
Then to top it all off, I'm going to see who has a yellow HeNe and built a violet blue ray laser into a host as described on these forums.
That should keep me busy for quite a while.
Cheers
Ben
My names Ben, and I just joined the forums recently.
My first post was when I was looking for a gas laser, in the gas laser section. I've only gone one laser so far - a 150mw labbie (pointers are illegal here now and I didnt want to risk it).
The labbie is heavily modified to run of an RC car battery (5V regulator, meridith instruments driver for the pump, and other circuitry to run the TEC). Its still a labby, but goes for ages on the battery, and saves me the bother of finding an outlet to plug it in. It also means I can take it to friends places and show them. The 7,2volt battery velcros to the side and plugs into the back. When I do want to use mains power, an AC adapter is employed. Its a very versatile little laser.
I first got into laser way back when I was a 13 year old when I discovered the local company Oatley Electronics. They had lasers ranging from red diodes and HeNe's to today where they have red diodes and green ones (no more gassers).
Around my 16th birthday I was wondering what laser to get next and had a look on their site and found an NEC Argon. After asking mum, I handed her the funds and she handed me the credit card so I could order it over the phone. Days passed, that seemed like weeks, and I had an argon with no power supply. A few hundred dollars later and I'd built up Sams SG-IL1 and had an awesome laser that I took to melbourne with me when I moved, and did light shows with. I also operated it in launceston before the move.
My hobbies apart from playing with photon shooters are ham radio, electronics, computers, RC models (cars and choppers), photography and jet engines.
In my history I have owned lasers ranging from hene's with home built supplies, same with "brick" supplies, many a diode, and an argon.
I came here because I want to get back into the hobby, and have received a warm welcome. Next week when I get the rest of the funds together my first purchase will be a Kenometer Lite, and just before christmas I am treating myself with an argon from a local supplier (YES I finally found one).
After christmas (provided mariomaster still wants to sell it) I'll be buying one of his multiline argons. The tubes will be swapped (the single line and multiline are a compatible unit), and the multiline go into a show laser, and the single line be used for the aiming beam of yet another laser project, an 80 watt CO2.
Then to top it all off, I'm going to see who has a yellow HeNe and built a violet blue ray laser into a host as described on these forums.
That should keep me busy for quite a while.
Cheers
Ben
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