sun distroying lasers

Hayden · 8th October 2012, 04:30 AM

We have a lot of laser effect lights and someone told me that the sun destroys the laser in them. Is that true? If so why does sun light distroy them?

Bibliophile · 8th October 2012, 04:49 AM

Have you noticed that one of your legs is longer?

Hayden · 8th October 2012, 07:30 AM

Yeh. We have those laser lights that make those patterns, the ones they use in clubs and my mate said not to let the sun light shine on it because it damages the laser inside. Ever heard of that?

Bibliophile · 8th October 2012, 07:47 AM

No, I haven't heard of that and I think he is pulling your leg as I hinted at in my last post.
For the benefit of our international audience, "pulling your leg" means having a joke at your expense.

pinkmouse · 8th October 2012, 09:04 AM

No it's not true.

madtecchy · 8th October 2012, 09:49 AM

Hey if you are not sure dont point them at the sun. not much point anyway the sun is brighter you would never see it lol

djQUAN · 8th October 2012, 10:54 AM

when I first read the post, my first thought was a laser powerful enough to blow up the sun.

The sun might be able to destroy the laser if you operate it under the sun causing overheating and then burning out the laser in it.

DF96 · 8th October 2012, 10:59 AM

Quote:

when I first read the post, my first thought was a laser powerful enough to blow up the sun.

I too wondered how I was intended to parse the ambiguous phrase.

tvrgeek · 8th October 2012, 11:05 AM

I would skip the hear-say and contact the manufacturer. Sunlight does bad things to phosphors, but I can't think of anything it would do to a gas discharge tube. Probably not great for a semiconductor. How much sunlight do you get inside a nightclub?

TV7 · 8th October 2012, 12:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bibliophile

No, I haven't heard of that and I think he is pulling your leg as I hinted at in my last post.
For the benefit of our international audience, "pulling your leg" means having a joke at your expense.

Or taking the ****?

8th October 2012, 04:30 AM	#1
Hayden diyAudio Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Mackay Australia	sun distroying lasers We have a lot of laser effect lights and someone told me that the sun destroys the laser in them. Is that true? If so why does sun light distroy them?

8th October 2012, 09:04 AM	#5
pinkmouse diyAudio Moderator Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Chatham, England	No it's not true. __________________ Al I conceive of nothing, in religion, science or philosophy, that is more than the proper thing to wear, for a while. Charles Fort

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8th October 2012, 04:49 AM	#2
Bibliophile diyAudio Member Join Date: Nov 2011	Have you noticed that one of your legs is longer?

8th October 2012, 07:30 AM	#3
Hayden diyAudio Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Mackay Australia	Yeh. We have those laser lights that make those patterns, the ones they use in clubs and my mate said not to let the sun light shine on it because it damages the laser inside. Ever heard of that?

8th October 2012, 07:47 AM	#4
Bibliophile diyAudio Member Join Date: Nov 2011	No, I haven't heard of that and I think he is pulling your leg as I hinted at in my last post. For the benefit of our international audience, "pulling your leg" means having a joke at your expense.

8th October 2012, 09:49 AM	#6
madtecchy diyAudio Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: wigan	Hey if you are not sure dont point them at the sun. not much point anyway the sun is brighter you would never see it lol

8th October 2012, 10:54 AM	#7
djQUAN diyAudio Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: manila	when I first read the post, my first thought was a laser powerful enough to blow up the sun. The sun might be able to destroy the laser if you operate it under the sun causing overheating and then burning out the laser in it.

8th October 2012, 11:05 AM	#9
tvrgeek diyAudio Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Md	I would skip the hear-say and contact the manufacturer. Sunlight does bad things to phosphors, but I can't think of anything it would do to a gas discharge tube. Probably not great for a semiconductor. How much sunlight do you get inside a nightclub?