Jombo23
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Hi LPF, i know ive made a couple posts here without introducing myself, but here i go.
My experience with lasers is relatively minimal. My first laser/s were always the $1 ones you get from flea markets and everything. Always great fun for a week or so until they break.
when i was about 8, and my brother 11, my dad gave us this glass tube gas laser, which we all believed was helium and something. It produced a very pink red. We were always afraid to look at the tube itself while it was running for fear of either eye damage or other sorts of radiation. Dont know if this is a legitimate fear or not.
Just judging from the dot brightness, id say it was between 5-15mw.
when i was 12 my brother and i bought green pointers on ebay for 10 bucks a pop, i actually still have the module from mine, but i think i blew it up from shorting it or something. Rated 5mw. I got mine to sting me ONCE through using a 35mm camera lens, so i think it was 300% overspec or something? It had a pretty bright beam in the dark.
My brothers worked for a while, then he dropped it and it stopped working so much, it only put out a red light, which we both looked at trying to determine what it was. stupid stupid stupid. Up until about 2 months ago i had no idea how the 532s worked. Dont worry, as far as we know, no damage was done. His was very underspec.
Then to top it off, just this past april, i purchased a ""cheap"" chinese laser. Great. Even though ive read you cant judge a laser based on what it does, from what ive seen others do, both focused and unfocused, id say its around 50mw. (supposed to be 200)
I recently purchased a laserbtb hl 532, 300mw.
As far as my background goes, if youre even still reading, i was raised around machinery and computers. Both my brother and dad are extremely good with electronics, and both write software. Although im going to be taking a couple programming courses soon, electronics are still a little beyond me. Like yeah, i know what components do and whatnot but eh.
I also have a fairly good understanding of how software works.
Im more of a computer person. You got a problem with yours, i can help. anything can be wrong with it and i can probably fix it.
Im also in to n64 games, specifically banjo-kazooie, and i test and assist with an editor for the game. I think the funnest part of the whole thing was working with the owner of the project to reverse engineer the animation files for the game.
If youre still reading, good for you.
Im a "if it breaks, dont buy another one, fix it" and a "work with what you have" person.
I have a very logical and engineering geared brain, though i dont always make the best decisions.
I really enjoy CAD, and am a certified solidworks professional. Im also in to nuclear engineering, so if you have questions about radiation, the effects of it, what it can be used for, etc, or anything regarding weaponry or power plants, im right here.
Oh yeah, and just a little bonus if youve made it this far, about two years ago, my uncle was contacted to make a system that used some 40W laser, not sure what type it was, sorry. It was infrared and the output was through a piece of fiber. Its purpose was dental work. My uncle designed a variable power controller and the cooling system for it.
The one time i saw it run, it cut the fingers clean off of a welding glove that was waved in front of it. It was the craziest thing ive ever seen. It was just that intense.
That is all.
You guys seem like really nice and knowledgeable people so im glad to be here.
My experience with lasers is relatively minimal. My first laser/s were always the $1 ones you get from flea markets and everything. Always great fun for a week or so until they break.
when i was about 8, and my brother 11, my dad gave us this glass tube gas laser, which we all believed was helium and something. It produced a very pink red. We were always afraid to look at the tube itself while it was running for fear of either eye damage or other sorts of radiation. Dont know if this is a legitimate fear or not.
Just judging from the dot brightness, id say it was between 5-15mw.
when i was 12 my brother and i bought green pointers on ebay for 10 bucks a pop, i actually still have the module from mine, but i think i blew it up from shorting it or something. Rated 5mw. I got mine to sting me ONCE through using a 35mm camera lens, so i think it was 300% overspec or something? It had a pretty bright beam in the dark.
My brothers worked for a while, then he dropped it and it stopped working so much, it only put out a red light, which we both looked at trying to determine what it was. stupid stupid stupid. Up until about 2 months ago i had no idea how the 532s worked. Dont worry, as far as we know, no damage was done. His was very underspec.
Then to top it off, just this past april, i purchased a ""cheap"" chinese laser. Great. Even though ive read you cant judge a laser based on what it does, from what ive seen others do, both focused and unfocused, id say its around 50mw. (supposed to be 200)
I recently purchased a laserbtb hl 532, 300mw.
As far as my background goes, if youre even still reading, i was raised around machinery and computers. Both my brother and dad are extremely good with electronics, and both write software. Although im going to be taking a couple programming courses soon, electronics are still a little beyond me. Like yeah, i know what components do and whatnot but eh.
I also have a fairly good understanding of how software works.
Im more of a computer person. You got a problem with yours, i can help. anything can be wrong with it and i can probably fix it.
Im also in to n64 games, specifically banjo-kazooie, and i test and assist with an editor for the game. I think the funnest part of the whole thing was working with the owner of the project to reverse engineer the animation files for the game.
If youre still reading, good for you.
Im a "if it breaks, dont buy another one, fix it" and a "work with what you have" person.
I have a very logical and engineering geared brain, though i dont always make the best decisions.
I really enjoy CAD, and am a certified solidworks professional. Im also in to nuclear engineering, so if you have questions about radiation, the effects of it, what it can be used for, etc, or anything regarding weaponry or power plants, im right here.
Oh yeah, and just a little bonus if youve made it this far, about two years ago, my uncle was contacted to make a system that used some 40W laser, not sure what type it was, sorry. It was infrared and the output was through a piece of fiber. Its purpose was dental work. My uncle designed a variable power controller and the cooling system for it.
The one time i saw it run, it cut the fingers clean off of a welding glove that was waved in front of it. It was the craziest thing ive ever seen. It was just that intense.
That is all.
You guys seem like really nice and knowledgeable people so im glad to be here.
