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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.
Comments
NIce ice
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
Ric Beme
Given 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.
NIce ice
You think it's possible to make cone shape beam and burn drone cameras?
Faraz Sadrzadeh
Can you put a spinning phosphor in the front to produce the brightest white laser?
styropyro
it 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
i think so
Ric Beme
That 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.
Sneezless
Assuming 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.
noinamg
Are those little smoke rings from boiling blobs of burning metal?
