I'm a physics student working in an ultrafast laser lab at a university. We're interested in building a spatial light modulator (SLM) to shape our laser pulses. Commercial SLM's can cost over 100k, so we want to build our own using a recycled LCD projector.
All we need to do is take out the lens, mirrors, fans and lamp of a projector while leaving the electronics and the LCD displays functional. We tried doing this with an old Infocus LP1000: the fan interlock wasn't a problem, but the lamp interlock was a lot harder to defeat. Long story short, the projector burned out.
So I'm asking for help in one of two forms:
1) How to defeat the lamp interlock on the Infocus LP1000 (we can buy another one; they are cheap)
2) What other projector (preferably old and cheap) would be more amenable to our tinkering.
I don't know if this type of question is within your domain of expertise, but any help is appreciated.
All we need to do is take out the lens, mirrors, fans and lamp of a projector while leaving the electronics and the LCD displays functional. We tried doing this with an old Infocus LP1000: the fan interlock wasn't a problem, but the lamp interlock was a lot harder to defeat. Long story short, the projector burned out.
So I'm asking for help in one of two forms:
1) How to defeat the lamp interlock on the Infocus LP1000 (we can buy another one; they are cheap)
2) What other projector (preferably old and cheap) would be more amenable to our tinkering.
I don't know if this type of question is within your domain of expertise, but any help is appreciated.
