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6x BR build pics & beamshots Simply Stunning!

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Well I finally worked up the nerve and extracted my 6x. I have to say, ive taken some nice pics with my PS3 sled lasers but the 6x just kicks ass!!! When you take pics with the low power it seems to fog up and appear blurry. With the 6x the images are crisp! I did not expect this, but am definitely pleased. If you put your hand in the path of the beam at 30ft it burns your skin instantly like a 150mW green inches away! It is powered by the infamous 7805 configuration provided by Gazoo, running on 7.2v @ 110ma with an average output of 120mW and have pushed it to 200ma (but not long enough to meter it). Thanks to all the 6x forefathers who risked their precious diodes and paved the way! Here are some build pics and beam shots, enjoy!


The first pic is the module housing the diode, its from a DX 70mW labby. The quality of these modules tend to vary, because of this I trued it up and took the warp out of it and of course matched it up to a heatsink prior to the build.
 

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The fit is so tight you have to take your finger off the hole on the heatsink or the air pressure wont allow the module to slide in ;) I matched it as close as possible.
 

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I took 400 pics lastnight alone, I skimmed the folders and here are a couple of my fav's..

This pic was taken with a 50mW IR filtered green labby in the mix.
 

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pic #4
 

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pic #5
 

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Very clean build you've got there!  I especially like the blue/green pic!

It sounds like you're using a voltage regulator instead of a current regulator?
do you have a pic of the unit in a heatsink?
 

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speechless... :-X This one is 30ft across! you can't tell but its on my living room ceiling.
 

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drlava said:
Very clean build you've got there!  It sounds like you're using a voltage regulator instead of a current regulator?


Yes, im limited to the 7805 and the mini 7805 (surplus) with a 100ohm trimpot. It seems to be doing okay with this setup and the output stays fairly stable. It drops about 5mW over the course of a 1/2 hour running off a 9v alkaline.
 

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I used this heatsink during initial testing, just in case.
 

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This one seen through my turttle tank to reduce noise.
 

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Its an AR coated acrylic, but im going to change it out and try some different combinations. The beam is nice, but I am more than willing to lose a few mW for sake of better distance ::)
 

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Yes, its a collimator from a LG 18x burner. It seems to perform better than the glass lens which came with the brass module.
 




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