Recent content by FRITZ HID

That really is a nice, clean ArKr! I'm only getting about 6 lines out of my 300wc, no meter on it so no idea of its hrs, green only shows briefly when power is turned up but fades fast. ☹ The Red/blues curse. GL with yours! Look forward to updates.

That was my guess as well, just seemed odd to me being in only that one little spot.

So, i was tinkering with my 365nm flashlight and something caught my eye..... Right at the cathode bell, what looks like uranium glass 🤔 Anyone know anything about this?

Keep in mind... plug and play machines are fine but having the knowledge on how they function is of a great service to you... these devices are not toys and can kill you if you're not aware. Please use caution when working on them.

that really is a beautiful build man!!!!!!

Good to know! tnx!

1st off... WELCOME! :D Great to have you with us! (wait a minute... you've been here forever! oooo, you fooled me. :P ) 2nd, i'm not 100% convinced that That is necessary. i'm not sure when it it comes to Ar lasers but i've never let my ArKr "preheat" for more then maybe a minute and never...

the Ar/Kr often have reservoirs well, and need to be run, even if air cooled.

"Use for it...." ? it's a cool ass laser! if you don't want it, i know a few collectors that'd be happy to have a lil gem like that in their collection! ;)

you can see the reservoir just below the tube (in black heatshrink) on my ar/kr

There really is something about that pinkish glow, isn't there? i Love looking at my 127b (i keep the cover off), long, thin, glowing bore and the gorgeous red beam! eventually i plan to get some yellow & orange optics for it as well. too bad green isn't an option for 1m HENEs. :(

yep, seems to be the KTP. took it apart and when i applied a chipchiller to the KTP mount the beam realigned. Wasn't an expensive laser so not going to stress about it. Maybe someday i'll find a use for the IR diode. Tnx guys. :)

no... close to 01 but not centered/divided like that... more like main beam weakens and a 2nd, weaker beam shoots off at a degree or 2 off the main axis.

I'm not very versed in the diode lasers but know enough to get thru my day however.... i have an eBay "200mW" pointer, DPSS Green and when i 1st got it, it seemed fairly stable however after a couple of months use (on and off, bursts not more than 45-60s) it started to behave oddly... after...

Awesome! i was thinking of trying that with my 127b but will have to wait till i can get a stable base to work on, everything here shakes too much for optics! lol what exactly is the diff between your 127 & 124 that allowed yellow?