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    Default Show us your scanner set-up!

    Im about to start building my scanner. so lets have a thread showing everyones set up.

    heres how im doing mine


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    You'll have a couple of problems with that Andy, try turning the galvos round and also pointing your red at it :lol:

    Mine started out like that, it starts changing once you work out where your mirror mounts are going though.

    It does look like a tidy set up though.

    Jim

    Oh BTW I think you will need to put something more substantial in the case for the optic base, the case is way too thin to use on its own.

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    Yea, you don't want a flimsy base. I went the cheap way and used 3/4" melanine. It's particle board with a thin white coverning.

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    the case is pretty strong so im not worried about that. and for the moment im gona hot glue the optics (mirrors) in, until i can get some proper stuff. im gona build it up as i go along

    anyone else wana show their set up???
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    Quote Originally Posted by andy_con
    and for the moment im gona hot glue the optics (mirrors) in
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    im not leaving it in the sun!!!

    this is england, we dont get sun, EVER!!! LOL

    and point taken on turing the mirrors around, i had them the wrong way
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    Honestly andy ..... take the advice about the base ....

    You will never get perfect alignment of the red and green over a long distance ( so you wont get yellow ) if you use that case as a base, What you need to do is get an 10mm thick Aluminium Plate to fit in the bottom of the case .....

    This is coming from a few peoples experience.... including mine ....

    Best to have good foundations to build on now rather than trying to correct it at a later date


    All the best ...... Karl

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    What is the best setup for red green and blue?
    blue first, red then green ?

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    point taken on board, but what im saying is, its a strong box and its flat and does not bend.

    if it does go wrong ill have to change it.
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    Cruch ....

    It depends on what you can aford to lose ....

    if your blue has the lowest power by the time it has passed through the 2 dicro filters you can lose 10 to 20% of its power
    ( depending on the quality of the dichros ) so if your green has the highest output put that first then the red then the blue

    all the best ... Karl

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