tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-401164737462963207.post8738152177031780591..comments2024-03-28T00:14:10.834-07:00Comments on Ben Krasnow: Ruby laser design process Ben Krasnowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04234629396863486242noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-401164737462963207.post-17111591566971028662014-01-20T10:59:11.884-08:002014-01-20T10:59:11.884-08:00Joshua, the original cap bank was used at 900V in ...Joshua, the original cap bank was used at 900V in the Speedotron, and did not include balancing resistors or intentional inductors. It had an underdamped discharge into the stock 4.8KJ tube. It's true that at higher voltages with more caps in series, I might have more problems. I haven't noticed any ringing though. The ESR of the caps and the resistance of the xenon arc itself add up to 5-10 ohms probably.Ben Krasnowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04234629396863486242noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-401164737462963207.post-17977334161844049692014-01-19T23:01:45.723-08:002014-01-19T23:01:45.723-08:00Have you looked at the waveform across your cap ba...Have you looked at the waveform across your cap bank? I would imagine that with such high currents, it would be almost impossible to get a high enough dI/dt to avoid pretty severe ringing, and you'd be seriously limiting the life of those 'lytics.Joshuahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15663697470213886945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-401164737462963207.post-9479761046968765862014-01-13T20:56:21.576-08:002014-01-13T20:56:21.576-08:00Pump with 8 KJ energy - or 5 kW power?Pump with 8 KJ energy - or 5 kW power?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-401164737462963207.post-25855600211503297392014-01-12T12:06:12.073-08:002014-01-12T12:06:12.073-08:00Ben, here is the link for the pop sci story abt &...Ben, here is the link for the pop sci story abt "Build Your Own Laser!"<br /><br />http://www.popsci.com/article/2006-05/build-your-own-laser<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-401164737462963207.post-62250325719964184652014-01-07T13:36:26.767-08:002014-01-07T13:36:26.767-08:00Hi Ben,
as always: Great work!
You might want to ...Hi Ben,<br /><br />as always: Great work!<br />You might want to check this website: http://www.pulslaser.de/<br />The owner is building all kinds of lasers including ruby and YAG ans q-switched ones.<br />Also check his other website: http://www.rapp-instruments.de/<br />Both sites are a great source of inspiration albeit in germen. But you will get the point.<br />Keep up that great work.<br /><br />Michael<br />Michaelnoreply@blogger.com