YAG head

[djmatt]

Hey Matt....I have a few large caps I can donate to your projects. They have copper busses and bleed resistors in place...will get the values for you today. There is a 6 pack of them and a group of 4 on the other rails. You can have them FOC...I will be meeting with RGB-Gas soon to deliver some parts to him....maybe we could all get together soon and I could deliver everything at one trip. Let me know. Also have some very nice power supply units....like 12 vdc at 40 amps....very clean output and heavy.

That would be awesome!!!!
Id like to make another one after this

DJ Matt

[MechEng3]

Here are the caps....2 others are included...plus a bin full of other things you may want/need.

[300EVIL]

Ok I think I understand the caps. I need. But Im not sure how to trigger it, other than a owdin coil..

http://cgi.ebay.com/TRIGGER-TRANSFOR...item2c54a05c2f

http://repairfaq.ece.drexel.edu/sam/pftr1sch.pdf

Just use the schematic at the top to figure out how it's connected. 900V in or more if you add another resistor and a logic trigger wire. Piece of cake.

[djmatt]

Awesome!!!!
I should have this thing running in no time!!! I hope

DJ Matt

[djmatt]

Change the caps. and got some plan DI water and its much brighter now, but it still doesnt seem to be laseing, but it might be.. If I have black paper in front of it,would it burn a hole in it?


DJ Matt

[300EVIL]

Change the caps. and got some plan DI water and its much brighter now, but it still doesnt seem to be laseing, but it might be.. If I have black paper in front of it,would it burn a hole in it?


DJ Matt

If it's lasing correctly, you'd definitely know it. FYI, the flashlamp should be making close to "Woah, WTF was that!" Kind of pop. When it fires correctly, you'll know it. How many microfarads do you have in your cap bank? BTW, you can't just add them in series.

Use this calculator... http://www.electronics2000.co.uk/cal...calculator.php

[djmatt]

It lives!!!
Well I just went for broke and added 3 7000uf caps, and chraged it to 600v and pop,pop,pop!! It must be Q switched,I have to fire 3 times, in about a sec. before it blows paint off and the water gets warm now
I still think it needs more power,but hey it lases

DJ Matt

[djmatt]

Ok well Im back at the YAGSs... This is the small unit off the range finder off the M-1A tank, and just with a sam. flash unit it fires and burns!! So Im going to build a set up for itand see if we add 560uf caps at 800v does!! I like this thing!!!!

DJ Matt

[300EVIL]

Ok well Im back at the YAGSs... This is the small unit off the range finder off the M-1A tank, and just with a sam. flash unit it fires and burns!! So Im going to build a set up for itand see if we add 560uf caps at 800v does!! I like this thing!!!!

DJ Matt

It's called an SSY1. Tons of info on Sam's laser FAQ about them. Have fun!

[djmatt]

Yeah it is!! But the only thing is...my cat knocked off my desk and now the Q switch is cracked... but I think I have one that might fit it. But yeah other than that it is a awesome unit!! Wish I ahd gone this way first with the yags...lol
Hows the monster laser project going?

DJ Matt