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PULSAR Laser SHARK P CL 500A Laser Cleaning Parameters

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Field mobility, not a water chiller, sets the PULSAR Laser SHARK P CL 500A apart: it musters 500 W of air-cooled cleaning power where rivals at this tier stay tethered to coolant. That frees crews to strip rust from thin automotive sheet, lift paint from wood furniture, and conserve heritage stonework. Above the handheld 100–300 W heads yet below the 1000A flagship, it favors Q-switched throughput.

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Derived Parameters

Fluence at 2 mm spot0.0477 J/cm²
Fluence at 5 mm spot0.00764 J/cm²
Overlap (cleaning)60–80%

Field spot diameter varies by scan head — 2 mm and 5 mm are representative values for handheld cleaning heads.

Derived from published specifications.

Canonical Specifications

Entity-fact-cited specifications for the PULSAR Laser SHARK P CL 500A sourced from the canonical machines entity registry. Each row is anchored to a citation.

PULSAR Laser SHARK P CL 500AStandard Q-Switched
Published specifications for PULSAR Laser SHARK P CL 500A
Max Power500 W
Pulse Energy2 mJ
Pulse Duration80–200 ns
Repetition Rate20–200 kHz
Beam Quality (M²)2
Cooling MethodAir
WeightMachine weight: less than 50 kg

Published Specifications

BrandPULSAR Laser
ModelSHARK P CL 500A
OriginCzech Republic / Slovakia
Average power500 W
Max pulse energy1.5 mJ
Pulse width80–200 ns (adjustable)
Pulse frequency20–200 kHz
CoolingAir
Beam quality (M²)< 1.6
CertificationsCE, IEC/EN 60825-1

Source: https://www.pulsar-laser.com/shark.html

Parameter ranges

PULSAR Laser SHARK P CL 500A positioned against other PULSAR Laser machines. Orange/blue = this model; slate band = PULSAR Laser min–max for that property. Missing properties are omitted.

Parameter rangesAvg Power500.0 WPulse Energy1.50 mJFrequency20.0 kHz200.0 kHzPulse Width80.0 nsFluence @ 2 mm0.05 J/cm²Fluence @ 5 mm0.01 J/cm²Beam Quality M²1.60 Published datasheetCalculated from physicsPULSAR Laser range
Each row is scaled to the PULSAR Laser lineup max for that property (not a shared multi-unit axis). Validate against machine calibration before production use.

Pulse energy — PULSAR Laser lineup

SHARK P CL 500A highlighted among PULSAR Laser systems with datasheet max pulse energy (mJ). Color = architecture.

Pulse energy — PULSAR Laser lineup0.000.501.01.52.0PULSAR Laser SHARK P CL 1000A: 1.5 mJ · Q-stdPULSAR Laser SHARK P…1.5 mJ · Q-stdPULSAR Laser SHARK P CL 500A: 1.5 mJ · Q-std (this machine)PULSAR Laser SHARK P…1.5 mJ · Q-stdPULSAR Laser SHARK P CL 300M: 1.5 mJ · Q-stdPULSAR Laser SHARK P…1.5 mJ · Q-stdPULSAR Laser SHARK P CL 200M: 1.5 mJ · Q-stdPULSAR Laser SHARK P…1.5 mJ · Q-stdPULSAR Laser SHARK P CL 100M: 1.5 mJ · Q-stdPULSAR Laser SHARK P…1.5 mJ · Q-std
  • Q-HE
  • Q-std
  • MOPA
  • CW
  • This machine
Parity basis: datasheet max pulse energy (mJ) only · pulsed · ~1064 nm · shared contaminant thresholds · modeled spot (not a certified cross-OEM test).

Fleet Power vs. Pulse Energy

Where the PULSAR Laser SHARK P CL 500A sits among 52 laser-cleaning machines with published power and pulse energy. Log-scale axes; shape = architecture; orange highlight = this machine.

Fleet Power vs. Pulse Energy104050801001602503206401.0k1.3k1.3k2.6k124581016253264100125128256Max Power (W)Pulse Energy (mJ)Netalux Jango®: 200 W, 100 mJcleanLASER CL1000iF: 1000 W, 10 mJPULSAR Laser SHARK P CL 100M: 100 W, 1.5 mJPULSAR Laser SHARK P CL 200M: 200 W, 1.5 mJPULSAR Laser SHARK P CL 300M: 300 W, 1.5 mJPULSAR Laser SHARK P CL 500A: 500 W, 1.5 mJ (this machine)PULSAR Laser SHARK P CL 1000A: 1000 W, 1.5 mJLaserax LXQ-UHP Series (500W–3kW): 1750 W, 100 mJ4JET JETLASER M200: 200 W, 10 mJ4JET JETLASER M500: 500 W, 100 mJ4JET JETLASER M1000: 1000 W, 100 mJSenFeng SF500HC: 500 W, 50 mJSenFeng SF1000HC: 1000 W, 50 mJHan's Laser HC-PD: 125 W, 1.5 mJP-Laser QF-500: 500 W, 50 mJP-Laser QF-1000: 1000 W, 100 mJP-Laser QF-2000: 2000 W, 100 mJPowerlase Vulcan 500c: 500 W, 40 mJPowerlase FL-C100C: 100 W, 5 mJJNCT Laser 100W Air Cooling Laser Cleaning Machine: 100 W, 1 mJJNCT Laser 200W Air Cooling Laser Cleaning Machine: 200 W, 1 mJWuhan Sintec STPL-V-i500C: 500 W, 60 mJWuhan Sintec STPL-V-i1600: 1600 W, 250 mJHan's Laser HC-PD 50W: 50 W, 1.1 mJHan's Laser HC-PD 100W: 100 W, 1.5 mJHan's Laser HC-PD 200W: 200 W, 1.5 mJNetalux Needle 100: 100 W, 1 mJNetalux Needle 150: 150 W, 1 mJNetalux Needle 200: 200 W, 2 mJNetalux Needle 300: 300 W, 2 mJcleanLASER CL 500: 500 W, 25 mJP-Laser QFC-50: 50 W, 1 mJP-Laser QFC-100: 100 W, 1 mJP-Laser QFC-200: 200 W, 1 mJP-Laser QFC-300: 300 W, 1 mJLaserax LXQ-UHP 500W: 500 W, 100 mJLaserax LXQ-UHP 1000W: 1000 W, 100 mJLaserax LXQ-UHP 2000W: 2000 W, 150 mJLaserax LXQ-UHP 3000W: 3000 W, 150 mJFortune Laser FL-C200: 200 W, 2 mJFortune Laser FL-C300: 300 W, 2 mJP-Laser ECO-C 200: 200 W, 1 mJP-Laser ECO-C 500: 500 W, 1.5 mJNetalux Kamino 300: 300 W, 50 mJNarran ROD 300 Air: 300 W, 15 mJNarran ROD 500: 500 W, 50 mJNarran ROD 1000: 1000 W, 50 mJNarran ROD 2000: 2000 W, 100 mJNarran ROD 100 Air: 100 W, 1.54 mJNarran ROD 500 Bright+: 500 W, 100 mJNarran ROD 1000 Bright+: 1000 W, 100 mJNarran ROD 2000 Bright+: 2000 W, 100 mJ
Fleet power vs. pulse energy data
MachineMax Power (W)Pulse Energy (mJ)
Netalux Jango®200100
cleanLASER CL1000iF100010
PULSAR Laser SHARK P CL 100M1001.5
PULSAR Laser SHARK P CL 200M2001.5
PULSAR Laser SHARK P CL 300M3001.5
PULSAR Laser SHARK P CL 500A (current)5001.5
PULSAR Laser SHARK P CL 1000A10001.5
Laserax LXQ-UHP Series (500W–3kW)1750100
4JET JETLASER M20020010
4JET JETLASER M500500100
4JET JETLASER M10001000100
SenFeng SF500HC50050
SenFeng SF1000HC100050
Han's Laser HC-PD1251.5
P-Laser QF-50050050
P-Laser QF-10001000100
P-Laser QF-20002000100
Powerlase Vulcan 500c50040
Powerlase FL-C100C1005
JNCT Laser 100W Air Cooling Laser Cleaning Machine1001
JNCT Laser 200W Air Cooling Laser Cleaning Machine2001
Wuhan Sintec STPL-V-i500C50060
Wuhan Sintec STPL-V-i16001600250
Han's Laser HC-PD 50W501.1
Han's Laser HC-PD 100W1001.5
Han's Laser HC-PD 200W2001.5
Netalux Needle 1001001
Netalux Needle 1501501
Netalux Needle 2002002
Netalux Needle 3003002
cleanLASER CL 50050025
P-Laser QFC-50501
P-Laser QFC-1001001
P-Laser QFC-2002001
P-Laser QFC-3003001
Laserax LXQ-UHP 500W500100
Laserax LXQ-UHP 1000W1000100
Laserax LXQ-UHP 2000W2000150
Laserax LXQ-UHP 3000W3000150
Fortune Laser FL-C2002002
Fortune Laser FL-C3003002
P-Laser ECO-C 2002001
P-Laser ECO-C 5005001.5
Netalux Kamino 30030050
Narran ROD 300 Air30015
Narran ROD 50050050
Narran ROD 1000100050
Narran ROD 20002000100
Narran ROD 100 Air1001.54
Narran ROD 500 Bright+500100
Narran ROD 1000 Bright+1000100
Narran ROD 2000 Bright+2000100
  • MOPA
  • Q-HE
  • Q-std
  • This machine
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Specifications sourced from manufacturer datasheets. Values are reference data — validate against your machine's actual calibration before production use.

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