I just posted at www.diyPhysics.com detailed instructions on the construction of a 250 kV DC high-voltage power supply. Although my hack for switching the polarity (referenced to ground) is simple, I am very surprised that I’ve never seen it elsewhere! The hack consists of adding one more capacitor to the Cockroft-Walton multiplier so that it can
d.i.y. CO2 Laser Power Meter
In my prior post I told about components in my CO2 laser’s RF power supply becoming unsoldered when they overheated. After the repair, I needed some way of retuning the RF output stage for maximum laser output. This motivated me to build the power sensor shown in the picture above.
CO2 Laser Engraver/Cutter Addition to a CNC-Retrofitted Sieg X2 Mini Mill
I was thinking about buying a laser engraver/cutter for home, but after retrofitting for CNC the Micro-Mark mini mill that my wife gave me for my birthday, I figured that I could simply add a CO2 laser to the X2 mini mill. Before describing the mod, I figured you would want to see some results.
