Should I buy a laser than can pop children's balloons?
Jun 27, 2008 at 10:49 PM Post #31 of 71
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it kinda scares me to know these things exist, i think im going to be wearing sunglasses more often...especially when around balloons


You don't do that already?
 
Jun 27, 2008 at 11:23 PM Post #32 of 71
YOU'LL PUT YOUR EYE OUT!!!
 
Jun 27, 2008 at 11:59 PM Post #36 of 71
finally after all these years, its my new christmas display.
The thing on the big heatsink is a spectra physics 808 nm diode
pump. At 1.7 volts and 25 amperes it puts out 20 watts.
The black thing on top of the power supply is the yag head.
It puts out 2.5 watts of 532 nm for every 6.4 watts of pump.
The pump obviously gets pretty hot hence the peltier cooler.
The bench supplies have been replaced by something far more
rational. I'll probably be running it only at 1 watt which is still
class IV.

here is what a few microseconds will do to a floppy disc.
http://gilmore.chem.northwestern.edu/floppy.jpg
(warning large for effect)

Please don't try this at home without the proper safety equipment.
And after reading sam's laser faq on safety for this kind of stuff.
 
Jun 28, 2008 at 12:03 AM Post #37 of 71
Wow...hopefully nothing expensive suffered on the other side.
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Jun 28, 2008 at 12:06 AM Post #38 of 71
You could permanently go blind, blind others, injure people and set fire to places... are you stupid? BUY IT!!!
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Jun 28, 2008 at 12:11 AM Post #39 of 71
These go to a whole new level, they have a friggen desktop power supply. These would seriously F something up

Reference Series
 
Jun 28, 2008 at 9:52 AM Post #45 of 71
Hmm I was just wondering why they dont include these in planes. If they crash someone in an island like in lost, they can shine the light everywhere instead of using flares
 
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