- Sat Oct 10, 2015 1:44 am
#185133
I'm looking for an economical collimated light source, preferably with a relatively long life, and to work in the 2 - 5m range. While the diameter is not absolutely critical, I'm hoping for something under 6 - 8mm or so.
While a laser fits most of these criteria, they (typically) are not cheap, and seem to be around 5,000 hours MTBF.
I'm looking to use this for alignment monitoring, probably 24x7 over a long period of time.
Would appreciate feedback on if/what technologies/products are out there - expect there should be some, but I haven't found much (other than laser) - though perhaps I haven't been searching right. Thanks in advance for any/all feedback
While a laser fits most of these criteria, they (typically) are not cheap, and seem to be around 5,000 hours MTBF.
I'm looking to use this for alignment monitoring, probably 24x7 over a long period of time.
Would appreciate feedback on if/what technologies/products are out there - expect there should be some, but I haven't found much (other than laser) - though perhaps I haven't been searching right. Thanks in advance for any/all feedback