Pinout info for coherent compass 115M

[GooeyGus]

Does anyone know the pinout info for a coherent compass 115M? It's the little unit with the driver card on top of the laser... It has a four-pin connector which I assume is for +5v in, but I'm not sure which pin is power and which is gnd... also it has a 15-pin connector which I'm sure needs a couple pins jumped together to satisfy interlocks, but again I have no idea which pin does what. If anyone has any info, I would greatly appreciate it. Thanks!!

[GooeyGus]

it took some tinkering but i got her working. this sure is a cool little laser!!!

[GooeyGus]

I took some pictures... I'll post them if there's any interest. After I'm done enjoying this laser, I'm going to try to heat the low-temp solder around the base so I can get a look at the optics train

[Laser Ben]

Don't heat the laser!!! The internal optics are soldered with the same solder, you will ruin the laser.

[Diachi]

I want some pics

[cruch]

Pics please!

[GooeyGus]

ask and you shall receive!











This laser is supposedly only 5mW... but it looks so much brighter!!! The beam is only about a half of a millimeter at the aperture, yet the divergence is still really good. The quality of the laser is amazing... PERFECT TEM00 gaussian beam. It looks like the beam you would get out of a HeNe.

[Laser Ben]

Nice! Enjoy it while you can! You only have 99,998 hours left on it

[Diachi]

Nice! Enjoy it while you can! You only have 99,998 hours left on it

Hehe

Very nice !


I'm guessing this laser matches it's reputation as well as it should ?

[wolfblue]

The quality of the laser is amazing... PERFECT TEM00 gaussian beam. It looks like the beam you would get out of a HeNe.

I'm a sucker for beam quality. I have a 315-100, the first time I powered it I was blown away, looking at the spot forty feet away on the wall.


--John