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[deadshadow]

this is only a member map right?there is another map about lpm owners that im already in

 

[diachi]

Phew! I thought I added myself to the wrong map. Don't send your lasers to me to test. Actually, what am I saying ... do. :eg:

Haha! :crackup:

this is only a member map right?there is another map about lpm owners that im already in

Yes, that's correct.

 

[LewDude]

Indianapolis, Indiana 46256
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[Immo1282]

Clevedon, UK

Cheers

 

[BobDiaz]

Bob Diaz
California, 90501

Home made lasers:
Green 100/50mW
Red 600/150mW
Blue 1.8W/300mW

 

[paul1598419]

Nice, Bob. But, I don't quite get your "Home made lasers". What does green 100/50mW mean? And red 600/150mW? If they are both powers in mW then they likely aren't the same wavelength. Just curious.

 

[BobDiaz]

Nice, Bob. But, I don't quite get your "Home made lasers". What does green 100/50mW mean? And red 600/150mW? If they are both powers in mW then they likely aren't the same wavelength. Just curious.

Sorry, but when I build lasers I like to build them dual power. The Green in low power mode is 50mW, but in full power mode is 100mW. I use low power to focus the laser and set it up. Full Power is for popping balloons and lighting matches... All my lasers are what I like to call bench top lasers. That is they sit in a bench top and are not the handheld kind.

The Red is 638nm.
The green is 520nm.
The blue is 450nm.

 

[paul1598419]

Thanks, Bob. That makes more sense now. You likely have these in lab hosts with a fan on the back. Just a guess on my part, but it would make sense.

 

[BobDiaz]

Oddly enough, I didn't put any fans on the lasers, just large heat sinks. Maybe for my 1.8W Blue laser I should put a fin, but tests show that I can run for about 5 minutes before it gets too hot. The red seems to run OK without a fan and I'm testing the cheaper heat sinks to see which does the best. If I go for more power than 1.8W a fan is going to be a requirement.

 

[paul1598419]

You can get the 40 mm fans in +12 VDC or +5 VDC for very little money. I stock both as they are useful even if you think the lab host doesn't get hot enough. The fan will carry off a lot of the heat, keeping the diode nice and cool. For the money, I see no reason to not use one every time.

 

[Sumfinclever]

65807

Can't help but chuckle at the irony. After years of joking about being "probably on a list for...", here I am putting myself onto one willingly.
Cheers!

 

[snakeyes]

Cleveland Ohio

 

[conglyvaness]

I don´t have a google account but somebody is allowed to add me in Europe - Austria - Vienna!

 

[Alaskan]

Doha, Qatar for me now.

 

[hakzaw1]

Nice, Bob. But, I don't quite get your "Home made lasers". What does green 100/50mW mean? And red 600/150mW? If they are both powers in mW then they likely aren't the same wavelength. Just curious.

I , too was curious.... but asking got this thread way off -topic.
I might have asked via PM (IF there is such a thing now_)
I live in Brazoria--once the capital of Texas for a while.

 

[MurphyMurph]

Washington, Pennsylvania 15301