Uploaded September 2023 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
This piece of equipment has become a recognized necessity for any laser tube over 80 watts and especially if the laser machine is used in a hot environment. There are many videos available that demonstrate how to change away from the factory settings but none that explain how the chiller functions or how “fiddling” with the settings will significantly affect the performance away from the claimed specification.
Very few hobbyists understand the principles of refrigeration and even fewer are aware of the critical parameters that control the efficiency of the water-cooling process. As a consequence, there is much hearsay and many myths about the best settings for a CW5200.
This video digs deep into how the CW5200 is controlled by a programmable thermostat and also explains the science behind refrigeration in a very non-scientific way. Understanding those simple concepts will allow users to make logical decisions about adjusting settings away from factory presets because the factory settings are truly unsuited to cooling a laser tube.
This piece of equipment has become a recognized necessity for any laser tube over 80 watts and especially if the laser machine is used in a hot environment. There are many videos available that demonstrate how to change away from the factory settings but none that explain how the chiller functions or how “fiddling” with the settings will significantly affect the performance away from the claimed specification.
Very few hobbyists understand the principles of refrigeration and even fewer are aware of the critical parameters that control the efficiency of the water-cooling process. As a consequence, there is much hearsay and many myths about the best settings for a CW5200.
This video digs deep into how the CW5200 is controlled by a programmable thermostat and also explains the science behind refrigeration in a very non-scientific way. Understanding those simple concepts will allow users to make logical decisions about adjusting settings away from factory presets because the factory settings are truly unsuited to cooling a laser tube.
