copper vapor show pics.

[clandestiny]

i just re-read the end of your post- you can try tweeking the adjustments on the neos driver and see if it is a issue. I just wouldn't remove the pcaom itself from the system yet. I dont have the specs on this particular neos unit adapted for cvl wavelenghts. some pictures would help.

[wes]

many thanks.

i'll get together w/ my partner in the next couple weeks and get some pics.
thanks again.
we can cross the what to adjust bridge when i get pics.
peace,
wes

[wes]

when you say i can clean the window do you mean the front end face glass of the laser itself?
thanks for your time

[clandestiny]

no, i mean the window where the beam finally exits to the audience. If your
laser is new, i dont believe you have aquired enough dust inside the optical
chamber for it to be dirty. Unless you have lots of experience with lasers in general
do not attempt to clean any optics involving the laser itself.
I have been thinking about your overshoot, in particular that it is orange-
I have not personally seen the optical arrangement inside one of these plug
and play setups- hence my request for pictures.
I have a theory though- I assume you are using a smaller yellow raptor system. This is the only system with a small enough beam diameter to use a pcaom.
Your system would be rated for about 3 to 5 watts.
If we find out through the pictures that your beam leaves the laser head
enters the pcaom- then immediately hits the scanners and leaves the projector- you may have a pcaom issue.
neos generally makes crystals in three ranges- 5, 10, and special order 15 watt rocks ( crystal)
if for economical reasons your projector was supplied with the 5 watt rock-
you may be overpowering it- which would cause the crystal to bloom and possiblly create the orange.
If your laser is new, with less than say 300 hours on it, it may in fact be currently making around 8 watts- instead of three to five- it will be this way until it settles in and burns off a bit- this could be overpowering the crystal-
this is just a theory at the moment however and if you could provide pics of the unit in operation we could analize it further-

Peace

[clandestiny]

I have 5 cvls- one 25 +/- watter two 45 +/- watters and two 75 +/-
watters. those are average powers as they are pulsed. In fact the big guys can make upwards of 650kw pulse peak-
Here is a pic of a 45 watter- second pic is my home stereo

[clandestiny]

second pic is a joke of course- that is bill brenniers home stereo system-

[allthatwhichis]

THAT is a scary stereo...

[buffo]

Reminds me of the biggest horn subwoofer in the world. (Scroll half-way down the page, past the pics of the amplifiers, and you'll see the text (and more pics) detailing the theory and construction of a massive horn that they burried in the concrete floor of a listening room.)

Paul, I thought you said you could get 150-200 watts out of at least one of your copper vapor lasers through a special modification you had done. What gives? Is 75 watts really the max? (Not that 75 watts isn't enough, but 150 watts is even more impressive.) Just curious...

Adam

[clandestiny]

almost any cvl can be doubled in power through a modification/process known as kinetic enhancement. only cvls can be modified- not the copper bromides though. in fact the advancement came just after the floyd tour- 1995-1996 ish. had they known then i am sure they would have doubled theirs as well. In fact the 150-200watt oxfords available today appear to be the same as their 45 watters from yesterday.
without getting into it -part of the process involves chemical manipulation of the neon.
I gave the standard rated power levels on mine- not the enhanced numbers.
Also, the cvls deliever a much better ratio of yellow. The bromides are about 5/2 ratio green to yellow. The cvls are 3/2. The yellow comes on strong the hotter the unit gets- 1500 plus degrees. The bromides operation is around 400 degrees F.

[wes]

?I have been thinking about your overshoot, in particular that it is orange"

actually the overshoot is green.i mentioned the orange because it is most apparent(the overshoot)when orange is selected.
it's a three watt.
when we got it there were about 86 hours on it (burn in)and the lab sheet said 2.7 watts.(i was bummed it was less than three)
we have always had this issue to a degree but it is a little worse now.

no,the beam does not go directly to scanners from the pcaom.

i will have some pics next week but it will be longer till i get pics showing it in operation.
my buddy has the computer and is out of town now.

i think it runs at 400c.

i'll just say this once but it is so cool to have people to talk with about lasers!
thanks so much.

i'm getting a new 100mw532 for my beambox and i was up past my bedtime last night just thinking about it.

you know why i'm here.
IT'S AN ADDICTION!