• Question: if you acidently drop a lazer and it broke what what will you lot do?

    Asked by oliviapayne432 to Mike, Pip, Tianfu, Tim, Tom on 3 Jul 2012.
    • Photo: Tim Stephens

      Tim Stephens answered on 3 Jul 2012:

      First, I’d be annoyed by myself.
      Then, I’d have to take it apart, and work out if I’d managed to break anything. The insides of a laser consist of electronic circuit boards, and delicate optical components (mirrors, lenses and (usually) crystals). Everything needs to be carefully aligned to make it work properly.
      If I’d broken something, I’d order a replacement from a supplier, fit it and then realign the laser cavity.

    • Photo: Tom Lister

      Tom Lister answered on 3 Jul 2012:

      Call an engineer to fix it, or buy a new one.

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