fun with laser
Added 2024-12-27 17:17:26 +0000 UTCThis laser has completely surprised me with what it can melt and burn. It goes FAR beyond the capabilities of the 100W laser and has taken on materials I never imagined it would defeat. When it comes to metals, it is even comparing to the macrowave in many regards!
In this clip, I shoot a penny with the laser, and it actually manages to ignite! The funny thing is that I can't get a penny to ignite with a torch, even if I drill a hole in the penny first. The laser must be reaching extremely hot temperatures locally.
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Even if it can burn drone camera on 1 km range will be helpful, need to find best conditions with beam diameter and power, currently need 50w laser to burn camera in 4 minutes, with high power laser it's should be faster even with spread beam, if that won't work need to make galvo moving in circular shape to burn with focused beam
NIce ice
2025-01-05 14:55:19 +0000 UTCGiven the lens is focusing to obtain the highest energy in the smallest point up close point I think you'e asking to turn that around to blind a camera hence maybe not so much of a challange to target the drone but would the energy delivered be insufficient to have an impact. Would have to be close I bet.
Ric Beme
2025-01-04 22:02:36 +0000 UTCYou think it's possible to make cone shape beam and burn drone cameras?
NIce ice
2025-01-04 03:00:46 +0000 UTCCan you put a spinning phosphor in the front to produce the brightest white laser?
Faraz Sadrzadeh
2024-12-27 19:58:07 +0000 UTCit is extremely hard to aim a handheld laser at a distant target. it's much harder than a gun because it requires holding the aim for an extended period of time as opposed to an instant. i still may try it against a toy drone though. distance burning is not where this laser shines however
styropyro
2024-12-27 18:50:21 +0000 UTCi think so
styropyro
2024-12-27 18:46:38 +0000 UTCThat is completely wicked. I think this needs more exploration, bigger items, more distance and maybe a moving target say a ...drone? Well, ok - maybe a target under the drone help up by wire.
Ric Beme
2024-12-27 18:12:50 +0000 UTCAssuming that's a zinc coin, the local temperatures must be at or higher than 1652°F or 900°C. That's pretty hot. I'm pretty sure the ignition temperature for steel would be similar too.
Sneezless
2024-12-27 17:35:32 +0000 UTCAre those little smoke rings from boiling blobs of burning metal?
noinamg
2024-12-27 17:23:05 +0000 UTC
