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Been browsing the forum for a few weeks now and wow the knowledge base you guys provide here is huge. For now I dont have much to offer but the ability and the willingness to learn. After that maybe i'll have something more to contribute as i dive into lasers. I have always been one of those guys who takes things apart to see how they work, mechanically this works great but when it come to stuff like diodes , resisters, pots, and other fine electronic do dats it doesnt help. Been doing alot of reading and video watching.
I guess my first question is in all the videos and tutorials building a laser with a diode such as a 1000mw 485 nm blue I never see a crystal or lens placed directly over the diode besides the focusing lens and ir filter several millimeters above the diode. Is this crystal and lens just placed over green laser diodes? The greenie i took apart has a crystal placed directly on top of and centered over the diode, then directly on top of that is a two sided concave lens with a convex lens several millimeters over that for focusing or confining the beam.
P.s I bought the Beast 100, though that is not the one i took apart . Currently running a 3.6volt ultrafire rechargeable that has been partially discharged with no problems and nice bright beam.
I guess my first question is in all the videos and tutorials building a laser with a diode such as a 1000mw 485 nm blue I never see a crystal or lens placed directly over the diode besides the focusing lens and ir filter several millimeters above the diode. Is this crystal and lens just placed over green laser diodes? The greenie i took apart has a crystal placed directly on top of and centered over the diode, then directly on top of that is a two sided concave lens with a convex lens several millimeters over that for focusing or confining the beam.
P.s I bought the Beast 100, though that is not the one i took apart . Currently running a 3.6volt ultrafire rechargeable that has been partially discharged with no problems and nice bright beam.