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** IT'S OFFICIAL ** Laser Power Meter GB --
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Re: ** IT'S OFFICIAL ** Laser Power Meter GB
I have my lasercheck now and soon to have my LPM so I'll test them on both. 
Yes mate I'm in the UK and will gladly test your lasers for youxgeek said:
I have my lasercheck now and soon to have my LPM so I'll test them on both.
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No problem bro PM sentxgeek said:
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Re: ** IT'S OFFICIAL ** Laser Power Meter GB
Quite true, apparently. And be aware of wall converters. I just tried a standard "9 v battery eliminator" wall supply and it pulled the voltage down to 5 volts, so "low battery" displayed on the LPM. Not sure of the current draw, but it must be significant.
Jon
Daedal said:Grab a BUNCH of batteries... this little guy is a battery killer! ;D
I will also be working on making a power source for this thing to help me with battery costs. Rechargeable 9V batteries are not much better so permanent power is the best solution
--DDL
Quite true, apparently. And be aware of wall converters. I just tried a standard "9 v battery eliminator" wall supply and it pulled the voltage down to 5 volts, so "low battery" displayed on the LPM. Not sure of the current draw, but it must be significant.
Jon
Re: ** IT'S OFFICIAL ** Laser Power Meter GB
Current draw was a huge issue on this meter. I tried running it from my uber-regulated power supply and it showed a jump of almost 1 amp at times!!
I can only imagine what a 150-200mAh battery could do :-?
--DDL
Current draw was a huge issue on this meter. I tried running it from my uber-regulated power supply and it showed a jump of almost 1 amp at times!!
I can only imagine what a 150-200mAh battery could do :-?
--DDL
Re: ** IT'S OFFICIAL ** Laser Power Meter GB
Daedal, is that 1 amp jump likely to be essential for accurate tester results, or does it maybe occur (during sampling transitions, say) in such a way that current limiting (as by a less than fresh battery) doesn't have much effect on actual tester results?
Daedal, is that 1 amp jump likely to be essential for accurate tester results, or does it maybe occur (during sampling transitions, say) in such a way that current limiting (as by a less than fresh battery) doesn't have much effect on actual tester results?
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Daedal,
I had no problem connecting to the serial port and saving the data using hyperterminal. The first thing I did was to configure the hyperterminal settings then save it as an icon (shortcut) on my desktop.
A while ago, I ordered a USB to Serial adapter. I do not know where I placed the driver disk for it...I am sure it is around here somewhere. Anyway, I plugged it in and XP recognized and installed the drivers for it... :-? Then I connected the LPM-1 and opened hyperterminal and it started collecting the data immediately....very cool...
The next step was to capture the data to a text file...this was no problem.
But I do have a question. Do you or anyone else know of a free easy to use data to graph converter? I have done some searching but have not found anything. Thanks.
Daedal,
I had no problem connecting to the serial port and saving the data using hyperterminal. The first thing I did was to configure the hyperterminal settings then save it as an icon (shortcut) on my desktop.
A while ago, I ordered a USB to Serial adapter. I do not know where I placed the driver disk for it...I am sure it is around here somewhere. Anyway, I plugged it in and XP recognized and installed the drivers for it... :-? Then I connected the LPM-1 and opened hyperterminal and it started collecting the data immediately....very cool...
The next step was to capture the data to a text file...this was no problem.But I do have a question. Do you or anyone else know of a free easy to use data to graph converter? I have done some searching but have not found anything. Thanks.
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Never mind...I figured it out...
I am using Open Office which is free and I installed the new version. Creating a graph could not be easier.....
Never mind...I figured it out...
I am using Open Office which is free and I installed the new version. Creating a graph could not be easier.....
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Is that open office freeware???? I've seen this before and wondered if it's any good....Gazoo said:Never mind...I figured it out...
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Yeah, I like it but I don't use that stuff that often..the install file is appx. 100mb's. It is really easy to create a graph from any data...I like quick and easy...well most of the time.. ;D It is free!
BTW, I checked the current the meter is drawing and it is a little over 110ma's at most even while testing...it doesn't change. So a 5 hour continuous run time as stated in the instructions sounds about right. I bet it would run twice as long with a lithium battery, and maybe a couple of hours at most with a nimh.
Yeah, I like it but I don't use that stuff that often..the install file is appx. 100mb's. It is really easy to create a graph from any data...I like quick and easy...well most of the time.. ;D It is free!
BTW, I checked the current the meter is drawing and it is a little over 110ma's at most even while testing...it doesn't change. So a 5 hour continuous run time as stated in the instructions sounds about right. I bet it would run twice as long with a lithium battery, and maybe a couple of hours at most with a nimh.
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Re: ** IT'S OFFICIAL ** Laser Power Meter GB
Nice one Gazoo you've helped me out a lot here answering that for me TOP MAN!!!
Nice one Gazoo you've helped me out a lot here answering that for me
TOP MAN!!! Re: ** IT'S OFFICIAL ** Laser Power Meter GB
Great stuff Gazoo
Although... I find it odd that you didn't get the jump as I did. I got it as soon as the unit turns on... IIRC it jumped to ~700mA
I could have set it up the wrong way, but 110mA current draw seems like a much better figure either way
Also... show me that graph dude
--DDL
Great stuff Gazoo
Although... I find it odd that you didn't get the jump as I did. I got it as soon as the unit turns on... IIRC it jumped to ~700mA
I could have set it up the wrong way, but 110mA current draw seems like a much better figure either way
Also... show me that graph dude
--DDL
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I will, I am just playing with it all...the graph is super easy but I wish there was a way to plot the time at the bottom instead of showing the row number...there probably is I just haven't figured it out..
TL...no problem..always happy to help..
I will, I am just playing with it all...the graph is super easy but I wish there was a way to plot the time at the bottom instead of showing the row number...there probably is I just haven't figured it out..
TL...no problem..always happy to help..
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