Nd YAG Laser Strip Down

[@Enigmaticmuffin27]

this channel has taught me more about electronics than my college course on the same topic

[@leokimvideo]

Amazingly educational, loads of things I never knew about. Thank God there are people with brains producing content for this site, as it stands KZbin is becoming a babysitter site for under 2 year olds entertained 24/7 by iPads. Children who don't play with toys but only know how to swipe on a touchscreen. It's a terribly sad social experiment.

[@Photonicinduction]

leokimvideo blimey mate, how do you find the time to watch videos?I have a full time job to attend to as well as make the odd video here and there I guess, however I'm amused with a few of your videos mate, they babysit the under 50's especially when the Dyson comes out to meet spiders:)

[@leokimvideo]

***** I'm very selective in who I watch, but when it comes to a strip down like this you're showing stuff that's never properly explained. Not every day you get an insight into this sort of machine from someone who knows their craft. I'm not after the free HeNe giveaway, I just love the free info. Sadly Lasers where live have basically been banned.

[@charadremur333]

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[@xa-xii4865]

@@Photonicinduction Did the laser have a giant cooling system that was simply too big and a waste of space? Nowadays, a blue 100w laser is probably more powerful than the huge laser you disassembled.

[@xa-xii4865]

@@leokimvideo your pfp is changing a lot

[@Codster]

Your videos are truly inspiring and I love learning new things about electricity (and light) with each new video. Thank you for all the time and effort you put into your videos to show that electric and light power can be fun in a naughty way. HeNe

[@Photonicinduction]

00Skyfox won the laser kzbin.infofeatured videos due out this weekend.Big thanks best regards to you all.

[@mangusmaclean3616]

What would happed to a 12volt extractor fan on mains voltage ? What would happen to a normal extractor fan on the wrong voltage ? Can you show us what would happen ?

[@aarondrew313]

HeNe

[@Dazzwidd]

Would you like some He with your Ne?

[@shreyaskul]

Photonicinduction, HeNe!.... I want that damn laser!!! (I even watched every video on your channel. This video is my last)...

[@tuopeeks]

HeNe; Very nice components and educational tare down, not as destructive as usual! You must be getting older like me. :-)

[@Photonicinduction]

***** destruction is next, my favourite vids, perhaps even with a beer:)

[@tuopeeks]

Like it, already :-)

[@taiwanluthiers]

HeNe is so obsolete... those diode lasers runs on batteries and does the same thing. I seen a video about the first CD players, and they were quite large because they used HeNe lasers or something of the sort (actually CD players uses infrared lasers, DVD uses red lasers). Now with laser diodes you got really tiny CD players that can fit in your pocket. But who needs optical discs or even bluray when you got solid state memory? By the way when I was a teenager, back in the 90s they were saying how blue or green laser diodes had to be cyrogenically cooled and all that. Now we got bluray lasers or laser diodes that didn't need DPSS setup or anything. You gotta thank quantum mechanics for this as these diodes are made due to some quantum tunneling principle. I think not long after gas lasers will likely be rendered obsolete because gas lasers often require cooling, especially for higher power applications. Like the K40 laser, requires an aquarium water pump to run water through the tube at all times. I imagine in the 80s if they had a laser pointer it was a big freaking thing that needed fiber optics to work as a laser pointer.

[@richbooth2427]

HeNe I've been an electrical technician for 30 years and stool managed to walk away learning a lot of great new things. Thank you.

[@alextaskov4084]

Photon, you need to go to the BBC and get a TV series made around subjects like this. The way you explained how it works was a lot of times way above my head but if you had had a show where you allowed average intelligent numb nuts like me to even half understand how electronics work I think you would be bigger than Jeremy Clarkson. Love you work and makes me want to go to my man shed and destroy stuff.

[@1sostatic]

Alex Taskov Hi Alex - There is a problem with your suggestion... the BBC's machine for censorship will run out "bleeps" when Photon uses more and more anglo-saxon...especially the word c**t

[@unlokia]

Alex Taskov You're about 35 years+ too late - "Tomorrow's World" beat you to it.

[@coastersaga]

@@1sostatic The "bleep" has a frequency of 1kHz.

[@TechLeftBehind]

HeNe- Glad to see you're making videos again. It's always awesome to learn something about electronics, and of course, see stuff get popped. ;)

[@BreandanMcEwen]

Your voice man... You should seriously consider narrating a documentary film; or storytelling perhaps. Hahaha. Great video, very educational.

[@donottrustgoogle615]

He has an ASMR voice. I would totally subscribe to his ASMR channel, if he started one...

[@PremierMilenkov]

It's always fascinating to see a complex machine taken apart, exposing its inner workings and components. When something like this laser is fully assembled, to the layman it can look like a mysterious and incomprehensible thing, but once you bust it open, it's "just" a lot of circuits, metal bits, mirrors, and a crystal rod, which makes it all the more amazing to see what it's capable of. HeNe

[@HeinzizBaKeD]

***** I don't know why, but your voice always triggers an ASMR type feeling for me. Does anyone else experience something similar when watching Photonicinduction?

[@brendonwilliams6464]

Yes, the soft spoken parts

[@Fuq_you]

Yeah, I get same feeling.

[@mrrooteroakland]

This guy is the best, i am an engineer in the states and i must say i respect what you do. your passion is crazy cool, "don't stop man full speed ahead i know what im doing here". i build operate and manufacture CNC machines as a hobby i would love to see you power one of my machines HAHAHA. Gigantic servos going 4 times the capacity with spindle and cutter red hot. Don't stop my friend, godspeed.

[@mrKozmoz]

You could probably set up the most ridiculous water cooling loop with that setup. I'd do it.

[@johndibeneditto7107]

the passion of interest in "how things work " if only i could know how get my hands on such equipment with only pork fries & a bag a trout! love the teardowns with detail ! ya inspire me &my son ,from a us boston brain!

[@88ariesk]

HeNe What are those ferrite for that are at the end of the laser? do they do some sort of RF filtering or something?

[@netgod3com-FUYouTube]

HeNe, Very nice teardown and explanation of the system, keep up the good work my friend. So glad to see you feeling better.

[@electronicsNmore]

Excellent video. Glad to see you back to normal again.

[@tafsirnahian669]

One like lol

[@MrHolozip]

this was awesome to watch - thanks for spending the time and effort to tear it down for us fella :)

[@unlokia]

***** Andy, LASER is "Light Amplificaion by *STIMULATED* Emission of Radiation" - notice my accentuation of the word *STIMULATED* - you said "simulated". I am sorry if I sound pedantic, but a *simulation* in place of STIMULATION, wouldn't do a thing.

[@murdockwilliams1456]

HeNe . It's wonderful to be able to learn about this stuff and then also see crap get blown up! I love your channel!

[@MrGremlin21]

HeNe - you videos are always so interesting, yet the ideas are so crazy!

[@richard0crewe]

Thanks for taking the time to explain everything without dumbing it down or resorting to jargon.

[@mromnomnom1000]

HeNe. You do some of the best "exotic" teardowns on the web, keep it up. Cheers mate.

[@cozmium]

Nothing like a good old fashioned laser; simple to understand, especially when you explain it so thoroughly - good job :) A semiconductor laser on the other hand... not so easy! HeNe.

[@rosco4659]

One the best Photon videos ever, hopefully one day he will return.

[@nitroVIDO]

HeNe and i an soo glad you brought back that lamp. Been waiting for almost 2 years i cant wait to finally see it at full power!

[@kennyvv]

HeNe: i love your content man, all those fires and spark

[@SilvaentysFyrerux]

HeNe! Excellent stuff as usual, love how informative this was, and lots of goodies there too by the looks of things

[@benjaminchia7743]

nice to watch these vids again Your laser vids have always been my favourites

[@dash8brj]

Its funny how that goes from one extreme to the other - the HeNe (no not chasing it, I already have one, give it to someone else) with its little 12V brick supply, and no cooling what so ever, to the ND:YAG that kept it company that uses 100's of volts, water cooling, air cooling, and generates 100 watts+ of infrared light. 3 cool light sources in one box. I was expecting to see a medical grade isolation transformer in there as well :) Great video as always. Thumbs up :)

[@cellphonemania4u]

HeNe - One of the coolest things you've showcased as if it was something out of a movie.

[@RonRay]

You talk about that gear like it was parts from an old TV set... Most of us will never see exotic stuff like that and almost all of us could not afford it! Thanks Photon! HeNe

[@gliderp]

Great video. Brought back some memories of the times I built, tested, and repaired NdYAG lasers. Pulsed, in the 80mJ to 200mJ range. And some small 20 mJ medical lasers. Very similar cavity configuration.

[@KeyboardBuster]

Phased plasma rifle in the 40 kw range??

[@kongenafsex6054]

HeNe, cant wait to see what that little rod can do when pumped by the slightly bigger bulb :) Great stuff, nice to see you up and about again

[@LMacNeill]

So cool! Always knew how a laser worked in theory -- never seen one taken apart and explained like that. Excellent vid! HeNe

[@bradvids7532]

HeNe its awesome to see ur back and blowing stuff up!!

[@PhilRanma]

HeNe Thanks Photon for all of your great videos! I always learn something neat from you.

[@DanielsGameVault]

I *think* the copper box became oxidized like that because the cooling system was ran on regular plain-ass tap water. It's the same thing as with PC liquid-cooling systems : you would never run H2O through it since it eventually eats away at all metal parts, especially if the system contains parts made of different metals, since galvanic corrosion would occur (I think that's what they call it).

[@deslomeslager]

HeNe, your uploads are the best. And did you know, if you click on your YT video and press 1 to 9 you can scroll (skip) through it! Nice to go back and see a fragment again (and again). . .

[@LiamTronix]

HeNe that device is absolutely awesome. I love when the cooling system for a device is bigger than the device it's trying to cool.

[@rutgerdehaan5076]

I want that HeNe, looks mighty fine! Great vid as always Andy!

[@sea-saw2654]

love this bloke. when he's not blowing things up supercharging disability scooters or setting fire to lawn mowers/garden furniture he's proper clever. more clever stuff please.

[@howforless]

HeNe Glad to have you back Photon. hopefully the recovery was good

[@ranelectrical]

HeNe. Loving the new videos Andy, keep up the good work.

[@thelamb288]

Still love watching your videos. This one I do like a lot because of the detail you put/got into it. Cheers.

[@harrier331]

HeNe what a brilliant thing it is, ive always wanted something like this but never had the opportunity to get one, thanks for this. i live in Kent BTW

[@rjy8960]

Brilliant vid, Photon, thanks! Fascinating teardown!

[@PCSolutions94]

As an ee student, this makes me want to dive deeper into the field of optics. Fascinating stuff! HeNe

[@ToastGeniePC]

HeNe, this would actually be kind of awesome because I've been living in a tiny apartment for the better half of a year and all my electrical stuff has been put in storage, now that I got my stuff back from storage, I found out that most of my work had broken during all that time in the warehouse due to heat. Now that it's summer and I have nothing to work on, this would be perfect to do some of my projects on :)

[@JZA70]

Thanks for explaining how a laser works mate. Awesome work. HeNe

[@BenjaminGoose]

Really interesting video, and you seem unusually tranquil in it, which I do like for a change sometimes!

[@Amethyst_Friend]

+BenjaminGoose agreed

[@connorswitzer5518]

HeNe. Awesome that you're back!

[@d34d10ck]

HeNe This was very educational. I never thought such lasers were so simple in principle.

[@jamesief]

HeNe. ive been watching your videos for quite some time now. they are absolutely hilarious!!

[@kapytanhook]

HeNe Great to see that beast of a lamp again, been waiting ever since you teased that you would mess with it. Show us night turning into day :D

[@rollbot]

Ahh love that HeNe tube! Love you man keep posting its great!

[@Explorer142]

Awesome Teardown! Keep up the great work! HeNe

[@mspacone]

HeNe! Thanks for the detailed tear down of that laser system.

[@Fribitardontyaknaw]

HeNe. Great video as always and great to see you up and about again mate.

[@LFC303606ACID]

He Ne bother mate...send me that laser!!! That was a bloody cool teardown and description of how it all works, nice one..

[@E-FC3S]

HeNe THATS AWESOME!!! Always wanted to see a helium neon laser like that!

[@bryceschultz7215]

HeNe: These are awesome videos, I enjoy watching all of them! Keep up the great work. I would love that LASER for my collection of electronics.

[@StayPuft80]

HeNe pretty please Andy, would be fantastic souvenir for my office/workshop. Would make my apprentices day. Awesome video, I really liked this and learnt a lot thank you

[@wdbaudio]

Very insightful and useful video, brilliantly explained :) Thanks Photon! Oh, and I'd love to win that laser so, HeNe All the best

[@RichardWillmott]

HeNe, awesome video Photon, glad you're making videos again :)

[@The1wsx10]

HeNe - nice little intro to lasers. always enjoy your vids. keep it up

[@Berlinger20]

Sir you are a genius, I have always found your videos both interesting and informative but I have to say this is your best by far educational wise. You are obviously a very highly skilled technically qualified engineer. You are a loveable character who has the most wicked sense of humour. No unqualified person would attempt to carry out any of the experiments/stunts that you do without being a total psychotic or having a death wish. Having said that there is the old adage "Genius is next to madness" Keep up the excellent work and continue to educate, amaze and entertain us. If only all physics teacher were like you, would that be a good thing or madness, Answers on a postcard !!! HeNe

[@WolfiWolf]

HeNe - Great video as always! Is it really that bad to have copper contamination in the water system if you clean everything out afterwards? Looks to me like it could still be repaired and used - would've been a bit of work though.

[@technodruid]

I worked for a company that made the Nd YAG paired mirrors day in and day out. Very tricky to make thin film mirrors to withstand the powers needed for pumping.

[@adriankind6634]

Uh, how exciting :D I'm currently doing a traineeship in an electro business, building circuitry to get to know the basics. I'm really enjoying it so far! HeNe ! :D

[@arkenmint9030]

HeNe: Great video, like the build up 'reverse tear down' style, also glad to see you're doing better :)

[@reukotakagawa8174]

HeNe, so many cool toys to play with everytime. Love it

[@skechup]

HeNe - Awesome video, and pretty educational. Who would imagine that a material like that could destroy with just light,

[@useewatididthar]

HeNe - This entire video was explained very well, and in an interesting way. Thanks for the awesome info and have a nice day :)

[@pal05pmajor3]

HeNe. Nice to see you back Photon! Hope your are well and recovered.

[@fimbles1015]

Amazingly simple.. I never would have thought it. Cheers for sharing photon :)

[@pappernotpepper]

Really cool video, interesting to see the different components and having you explain what they are/what they do. You should do more strip down videos like this!

[@sydney987321]

i realy like this sort of teardown vids, very instructive, also HeNe

[@zlogic]

Your explanation is very well-structured and easy to understand, and just as enjoyable as watching destruction videos :)

[@_Dandy_S]

HeNe Quite enjoyed today's video. learned a couple of new things!

[@Blacktronics]

HeNe , Can't wait for you to power up that massive bulb, i've been wondering what had happened to it since you showed it to us ages ago.

[@TheTrueFreeStyle]

HeNe!!!! I would love to win this ^^ One question: Are you gonna repair that YAG Laser or more precise the lamp cabinet?

[@phathuynhtien8097]

What amazing video! But why is YAg rod easily dirty although it is placed in closed space? And that happened only in two its circle surface? Thank you so much!

[@heliarche]

HeNe That is full of some lovely looking pieces. I'd be happy with any of them, but that Helium laser, very tasty. HeNe

[@munsurahmed9948]

Hene: I love laser love this KZbinr, learnt so many things about electricity

[@moisejf8331]

HeNe ! Thanks for showing all of this laser' s entrails. very interesting.

[@danielwaghorn2848]

Great video, very interesting. Quite something to see a HeNe laser like that.

[@SkyNines]

HeNe! What an interesting vid. If you don't mind me asking - what was the laser used for? If you mentioned it in the video. I must not have heard it. HeNe!

[@sumatoborukiSaru]

That HeNe tube reminds me of my mate's Heathkit laser. I had an old-school UPS (50Hz SqWave) that we'd use to run it when we wanted to have a bit of 'mobile' fun with it. The 1st Terminator movie had only just been in the cinema 2 weeks earlier, so I can only guess what people thought that little red dot on the wall was when they were ducking & scattering outside the local night clubs! :P Unfortunately the fun ended when someone allowed it to kiss the floor. :|

[@jdd1777]

oy we Love this stuff please don't stop!

[@alliefdxproductionservices5856]

It's worth entering, lasers are something I've been meaning to get into for ages. HeNe

[@jameslamb4573]

***** HeNe Nice looking power supply, the big one that is, looking forward to seeing you trying to light up the "Big (xenon) Lamp" with it! Then I'd like to see it turned into a torch, guess you'd need to run it around on a golf cart, or somesuch, to make it "portable". Question is, would you drive it from a bank of LiPos or stick to good old lead-acid technology?

[@stephenworkman3712]

HeNe ; Dr Payne of Southampton came to our school and gave the best lecture i've ever heard, on lasers and optical fiber. Unfortunately, I don't have any lasers/ fun stuff of my own... Yet ;)

[@Zer0kbps]

I think I enjoyed that more than the destruction vids, cool stuff!!

[@1kuhny]

Nice to see your getting into lasers :) be a lot of good vids with them. HeNe

[@Nyaruko]

HeNe I never realised just how much gear goes into getting the bigger lasers going! I'd love to see you pop that fan with some high voltage

[@NekomimiNinja]

HeNe Rolling the dice on that one cause it looks gorgeous.

[@anthonyrhenz]

HeNe! Great video, nice to see regular videos back

[@SkyNines]

I just realized rewatching this vid - The Brown / Gold coloured resistors on the heatsink look just like the ones I got in a LED indicator light set for my car.

[@jsheradin]

HeNe - Awesome video, I can't wait for more!