Well, after a long pause I'm back with a lot of new projects. :wave:
First of all, I have modified again my "old" Cypreus IIIb, so after the first model and the second one (reloaded), I completed the series with the "revolution" model (Matrix docet LOL).
The last build was this:
http://laserpointerforums.com/f42/6-...der-95471.html
and now, I'm pleased to introduce You the final build.
This is the huge Dioptika 20x beam expander:
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... mounted thru a very nice CNC'ed aluminum adapter:
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... and powered with those great cells:
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The dot at 200 meters:
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Full resolution here:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/273185...7665103788214/
The dot at 300 meters:
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Full resolution here:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/273185...7665103788214/
The dot at 700 meters:
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Full resolution here:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/273185...7665103788214/
The dot at 900 meters:
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Full resolution here:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/273185...7665103788214/
The dot at 900 meters with 8x digital camera magnification:
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A shot against the sky:
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A shot against a wall:
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A shot against an half moon (very cool !!):
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The performance graph:
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The dot is so tiny that it is able to drill a thick paper white cardboard at 2 meters from the aperture almost instantly:
Cutting a red cardboard at 50 cm from the aperture:
Conclusion:
this is a great beam expander but of course it is not suitable for the guys that love tiny beams :D
I'm a little bit disappointed about the power loss: the three elements glass lenses plus the Dioptika beam expander eat up about 2.4W of power from the original 6.5W diode output.
But this is a price to pay to have a drilling laser :crackup::crackup:
See ya soon for the next build ... :wave::wave:
First of all, I have modified again my "old" Cypreus IIIb, so after the first model and the second one (reloaded), I completed the series with the "revolution" model (Matrix docet LOL).
The last build was this:
http://laserpointerforums.com/f42/6-...der-95471.html
and now, I'm pleased to introduce You the final build.
This is the huge Dioptika 20x beam expander:
... mounted thru a very nice CNC'ed aluminum adapter:
... and powered with those great cells:
The dot at 200 meters:
Full resolution here:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/273185...7665103788214/
The dot at 300 meters:
Full resolution here:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/273185...7665103788214/
The dot at 700 meters:
Full resolution here:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/273185...7665103788214/
The dot at 900 meters:
Full resolution here:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/273185...7665103788214/
The dot at 900 meters with 8x digital camera magnification:
A shot against the sky:
A shot against a wall:
A shot against an half moon (very cool !!):
The performance graph:
The dot is so tiny that it is able to drill a thick paper white cardboard at 2 meters from the aperture almost instantly:
Cutting a red cardboard at 50 cm from the aperture:
Conclusion:
this is a great beam expander but of course it is not suitable for the guys that love tiny beams :D
I'm a little bit disappointed about the power loss: the three elements glass lenses plus the Dioptika beam expander eat up about 2.4W of power from the original 6.5W diode output.
But this is a price to pay to have a drilling laser :crackup::crackup:
See ya soon for the next build ... :wave::wave: