Down and Dirty Dually

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Originally Posted by allthatwhichis

Steve, my Kvant 1W has a 300mW green with a 1 watt 445 and 300mW of 640 and it is a bit green heavy sometimes. I am also building a 1.2W with 500mW 445, 300mW 532, and a mix of 150mW 640 and 300mW 660 which also looks a bit green heavy. 600mW of green will go nicely with 2 watts of blue but you may need to throw together a dual 660 rig also. >:)

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Yeah Aaron, looks like maybe even 200mW of green may do it ! Easy-on-the-budget (for this project) me-likies!:D
(I did have a dual 660, but it's in pieces now) ..
I'd like to see that Kvant of yours. Is it in the gallery?

Planters, I agree that 22:1 ratio seems a bit steep. You said that your 100mW green 532 pointer appeared about the same brightness as the 445 when turned down to 700 mW, right? That'd be about a 7:1 ratio.
As far as purchasing lasers/ software etc, that's not the intended direction that I would like to go with this thread. It is meant to be a fun, non-serious do-it-yourself nuts and bolts type project (on the cheap) that is aimed towards amusement with pretty (or ugly, depending on your pov) pictures and stimulating conversation. ;)
Concerning photopic and scotopic vision curves, I'd really not like to go there either, because that topic has been done to death.O_o

Cheers!

And now more piccys!
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Yes, that is a cheezy rotating mirror board out of a
Laser-Widow. It is coming out of there real soon!
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This is going to hopefully be an RGB.

Didn't mean to to be a bore. You are right. Have fun and enjoy the weekend.:)

Well, I've really killed-off my own thread, haven't I? Ahh, well.. I'll revive it later when I've made some progress..
Happy-happy-Joy-joy Everybody .. *retardo Woo-Hoo.

I didn't give up!!!!! Just lack of time. Here's the latest progress... : (I posted this after toddy-time, so if I sound like i've had a drinky or 2, yep..) .. and yes, I still have 2 working eyeballs.. :D (cliky on piccy for vid)
http://i206.photobucket.com/albums/b...h_M4H00260.jpg

Very nice Mr. Toddy... *retardo. Best video I seen all day; just don't light that tree on fire? I hesitate to ask what the beam specs are. *vigil

Thank you-thank you Aaron. I'm trying to be the next Steven Speilburg. (sp?)
I dont know what the beam specs are yet 'cause I haven't measured the spot size yet on the tree.. lol. I have to get it aimed down low enough to get my tape-measure out, and be able to reach it (it's about 18 ft up). As far as the tree goes, I don't think at 100 ft there will be (I hope ) enough heat generated to start a fire when I'm only running it about 2 minutes aimed there..
Cheerz!!

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Originally Posted by steve-o

I dont know what the beam specs are yet 'cause I haven't measured the spot size yet on the tree.. lol. I have to get it aimed down low enough to get my tape-measure out, and be able to reach it (it's about 18 ft up).

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That is why I hesitate to ask; not sure it is safe to go up and measure after "a drinky or two". http://www.photonlexicon.com/forums/...7&d=1262150000

lol, yeah.
I'll lower the beam and measure at the output aperature and the 100 ft spot (line) mark probly this weekend b4 toddy-time :cool:

yea you did sound a little drunk in that video :)