WATT you talk'n Bout? 55w RF vs 130W Glass Impossible??

A quick example of what a 3x smaller, denser beam can do in comparison to it's big brother Glass Co2.... Odin 32 55w VS Nova 63 130w..
While we are talking about the new Bolt 30w This comparison is between a Odin 55w RF and Nova 130w glass tube. While the glass tube is over double the wattage the smaller, denser beam of the RF is capable of cutting most of the same thickness materials.
Of course there is a lot more to this... but this does kind of explain why we see the results we do.
RF metal CO2 lasers and DC glass CO2 lasers are two different types of lasers that operate based on different principles and technologies. Here are the main differences between them:
* Laser Medium:
* RF Metal CO2 Laser: In RF (Radio Frequency) metal CO2 lasers, the laser medium is a gas mixture of carbon dioxide, nitrogen, and helium or other gases, enclosed in a metal tube (typically made of stainless steel). The metal tube is excited by an RF electrical discharge, causing the gas molecules to reach an excited state and emit laser light at the CO2 wavelength (10.6 micrometers).
* DC Glass CO2 Laser: In DC (Direct Current) glass CO2 lasers, the laser medium consists of a glass tube filled with a gas mixture similar to the RF metal CO2 lasers. However, instead of using an RF discharge to excite the gas, DC glass CO2 lasers use a direct current to excite the gas and generate the laser light.
* Efficiency and Power:
* RF Metal CO2 Laser: RF metal CO2 lasers are generally more efficient and capable of delivering higher output power compared to DC glass CO2 lasers. This is due to the superior heat dissipation properties of metal tubes, which allow for higher power levels without significant risk of damage.
* DC Glass CO2 Laser: DC glass CO2 lasers, while still capable of delivering respectable power levels, may have limitations in terms of maximum output power and efficiency compared to RF metal CO2 lasers.
* Beam Quality:
* RF Metal CO2 Laser: RF metal CO2 lasers typically produce a high-quality laser beam with a well-defined TEM00 mode. This makes them suitable for precision cutting, engraving, and other applications requiring a clean, focused beam. The TEM00 mode is the lowest-order transverse mode. It has the lowest threshold, smallest beam waist and divergence, and contains no nodes in the output beam transverse intensity distribution.
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* DC Glass CO2 Laser: DC glass CO2 lasers might have a slightly lower beam quality due to the nature of the glass tube and excitation method. This may result in a less defined beam, making them better suited for applications that do not require extremely high beam quality.

[@7BlackOx]

0.5 mm/sec vs 2nm sec - is definitely NOT "quite the same speed", it's 4 times!

[@Bkinsman2719]

But it’s with a 2 lens not 4 lens.