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150W of output power. Lasers are notoriously inefficient, CO2 ones are in the 5-20% range. So probably at least 1000W for the lasers, assuming 10% efficiency.
by jfkgktjrnnr 5y ago
150W of output power.
Lasers are notoriously inefficient, CO2 ones are in the 5-20% range.
So probably at least 1000W for the lasers, assuming 10% efficiency.
- maxerickson 5y agoThe modest engine powering it is 55 kW.
- stevespang 5y agoNo wonder they call it CARBON robotics, using CO2 lasers and yet still pumping significant amount of combustion CO2 into the atmosphere . . .
- Balgair 5y agoPeople who work in pulsed kW laser labs are all sitting here salivating at thought and also horrified at the thought. Salivating because that's a lot of power that you can use for experiments, much more than most laser technicians have ever seen. Horrified because not only are you going to go instantly blind (as usual), but now the rest of your head will smolder too.
- repiret 5y ago55kW at 240V is only 230A. A typical house gets 200A service. It’s a lot of power, but you wouldn’t have to move mountains to get it if you worked at a lab that needed it. It could be had for less than the price of many used cars.