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Today, 05:20

laserist replied to a thread CYGN-B in The Lounge

A4?…....................

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Yesterday, 06:54

Greg replied to a thread CYGN-B in The Lounge

Progress has been delayed by a problem that has appeared in the previously working SPGN circuit. I can't figure out why the "spiral out rate" control voltage input no longer has an effect on the fall time of the ramp signal that it is supposed to control. The "spiral in rate" and the fine adjust...

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02-08-2026, 10:53

mixedgas replied to a thread Sourcing vanadate rods, non-standard dimensions in Lasers, All Kinds.

Find your local lapidary club. A friend who does lapidary slab sawed some Yellow ND:YAG for me. Cost was 25$ for the rough rectangular stone. Buy a surplus rod of the right length, Let the factory x-ray orient , polish and coat it the cavity facing sides. Sawing it down and polishing the...

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02-07-2026, 04:21

NobleGas started a thread Sourcing vanadate rods, non-standard dimensions in Lasers, All Kinds.

As per my other thread, I need to replace an Nd:YVO4 rod from my engraver's laser head. The original rod is diffusion bonded with a 2mm long undoped YVO4 section, bonded to a 10mm long doped section at probably 1.1% as this seems to be the most common. The face dimensions are 4 x 4mm. Many...

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02-06-2026, 06:10

bungy replied to a thread Do I need a variance? in Lasers, All Kinds.

I got the ClubMAX with Saturn scanners, however I still do not have a light show variance. I tried applying a few times from Pangolin's web variance application, but they seem to be ignoring me after the sale. I will keep pestering them. I have some questions about general setup, if anyone...

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02-05-2026, 15:28

NobleGas replied to a thread My 0.99 laser - Technifor marking system in Lasers, All Kinds.

So after much chasing around, I managed to get a copy of the software that is supposed to work with this unit, however it kept reporting that the laser was an unknown type After a lot of investigating, including having to replace a NiMH backup battery on one of the boards and reinstating the tracks...

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02-05-2026, 02:15

FallingGirl started a thread Ceiling mount ideas for 5w rgb ilda/fb3 laser in Lasers, All Kinds.

This is probably a stupid question but I was wondering if they sell a stand alone ceiling mount (as opposed to using a light truss clamp) to securely mount my rather heavy laser to the stud behind my standard drywall ceiling in my house. IÂ’m going to be using this laser in a location where a full...

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02-03-2026, 09:22

mixedgas replied to a thread old manual or documentation for DMX board? in Help!

I have a hard copy of Craig Nelson's paperwork for the DRV series board. I will try to find it. Steve

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