Don's Blog Spot - K40 Mods

[NedMan (Ned Hill)]

@donkjr has a great blog where he documents all his musing on the total conversion of a K40.

Click Here for the Index To K40 Conversion

[funinthefalls (Anthony Bolgar)]

You beat me to it, was going to post this today.

[JeremieFrancois]

“THEY HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO KILL AND/OR BLIND YOU.” Damn. Not only you may get killed, but you may also be blind More seriously, this is an impressive in-depth work, hats off!

[mcdanlj (Michael K Johnson)]

Incorporated it into the site-wide recommended Getting Started with CO2 Lasers

What else do I need besides my K40? Requirements and Recommendations

The K40 is incomplete as shipped. You need a source of cooling water before you ever connect power, and you will typically need to replace the exhaust duct when you vent the exhaust outside, which you must do. Water temperature sensing may save your $100+ tube. It is a good idea to add a switched power strip to control the K40, water pump, and exhaust fan from a single switch. There are several other recommended upgrades that you are likely to also want to do. The most minimal cooling water res…

I’d be super happy to expand that recommendation, and even have the @k40-intro-mods incorporate links to @donkjr’s individual blog posts for relevant areas in the getting started category to link more richly than just pointing people to it.