Hi all,
Looks like I might be going for the record here regarding largest Ar laser...
I've bought an Innova 20 off of fleabay. It is a 20 watt
:lasergun:
water cooled beast, made circa 1983, and sparingly used /well maintained by a research facility till about 2003, after which it was packed in its original wooden transport boxes and mothballed till it was auctioned off, and some yokel bought it and flogged it off on fleabay for next to nothing.
This thing is MASSIVE. The head alone weighs about 90kg (350 lb), and is about 8 feet long. The linear (!!!) power supply weighs over twice that.
It runs on 3 phase power, drawing about 40 AMPS (!!!) per phase. Apparently at full power out, it uses about 45 kilowatts.
So, I've been analyzing how it all goes together, fixing minor faults along the way, and seeking out more info on it.
Since I'd like to have as much info as possible before trying to power this up (yes, I do have access to suitable 3 phase), I am looking for the Coherent Innova 20 Operator's Manual. Hopefully this will minimize my chances of damaging what appears to be a sweet Ar laser!
Can anyone here help me with this?
Depending on my level of success with getting it going, I'll post some pics/vids here, if there is any interest in this.
Cheers,
Pete
Looks like I might be going for the record here regarding largest Ar laser...
I've bought an Innova 20 off of fleabay. It is a 20 watt
:lasergun:
water cooled beast, made circa 1983, and sparingly used /well maintained by a research facility till about 2003, after which it was packed in its original wooden transport boxes and mothballed till it was auctioned off, and some yokel bought it and flogged it off on fleabay for next to nothing.
This thing is MASSIVE. The head alone weighs about 90kg (350 lb), and is about 8 feet long. The linear (!!!) power supply weighs over twice that.
It runs on 3 phase power, drawing about 40 AMPS (!!!) per phase. Apparently at full power out, it uses about 45 kilowatts.
So, I've been analyzing how it all goes together, fixing minor faults along the way, and seeking out more info on it.
Since I'd like to have as much info as possible before trying to power this up (yes, I do have access to suitable 3 phase), I am looking for the Coherent Innova 20 Operator's Manual. Hopefully this will minimize my chances of damaging what appears to be a sweet Ar laser!
Can anyone here help me with this?
Depending on my level of success with getting it going, I'll post some pics/vids here, if there is any interest in this.
Cheers,
Pete