New (old) Video

[planters]

I just re-posted an older video that covers the operation of a Laser Scope pumped dye laser. Many members have already seen this video, but I am interested in gathering my videos into one convenient location and so I have moved this video to the Tech Ingredients Channel. If you haven't seen it you might find it interesting and possibly useful. Thanks for watching.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0epDSYL7ljg

[Eidetic]

FANTASTIC!!!

[Draco]

Thank you for re-posting that, for some reason when that thing powers up i get the same feeling as flooring the pedal on a large car lol

[steve-o]

Yeah one of my favorite "Planters" vids .. my favorite part begins at 9:40.. the only downside is that I believe that Sir Eric states that it's only running at 50% power.. Why??? Pleeeze punch-it, dude!! .. or is that bad for it ? Don't want to blow up a masterpiece ..

[planters]

No, It isn't bad for it, but it is bad for the power meter. Although the Ophir model I have should survive up to 150W/cm^2, the Q switching caused the matte black surface of the detector to glaze in several places (just like it would to a retina). In any case, it doesn't actually look much brighter @ 20W. The most noticeable effect is that the scatter around the mirrors and the beam dump is significantly brighter.