noob phr spiro!

charliefreck · Apr 18, 2009

i bought a phr diode off ebay on impulse a couple weeks ago. while waiting for it to arrive, i found this site, and soaked up lots of good info. i built a driver and lit the thing up. it was pretty sweet. i figured i should build a spiro with it. i cobbled this together with parts on hand. it fits nicely in the altoids tin, and projects a cool shifting violet spiro on my celing from my desk.

Eku · Apr 18, 2009

1 post and already built a blueray spiro!!

A++++

rog8811 · Apr 18, 2009

Nice first build, neat and small.
Are they self cut glass mirrors?

Regards rog8811

lasersbee · Apr 18, 2009

Looks like a nice clean build...
For a first build... that is pretty cool.... [smiley=thumbup.gif]

BTW Welcome to the Forum....

Jerry

john_lawson · Apr 18, 2009

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I like it too

leukoplast · Apr 18, 2009

Very nice! What power is that diode running? cause I have a 'pocket' spiro that I am trying to build, but I am going to have to heatsink the module otherwise it would just overheat the diode if I ran it for any length of time.

charliefreck · Apr 18, 2009

thanks guys. i did cut the mirrors myself, from regular glass mirror. i had intended to replace them with first surface mirrors, but found they worked great. i don't see any "ghosting" of the pattern. the diode is running at about 50ma, and doesn't get warm at all. i've cranked it up a bit more for longer distances, and didn't notice any heat there either. the motors were taken from two small servos. they have a small metal gear on the shaft that makes it easier to glue the mirrors. the tin was etched with salt water and electricity some time ago, and had previously been used to hold various small electrical components.

edit: i have also been thinking of adding a third spinning mirror. has anyone seen any examples of the pattern produced with 3 mirrors? i'd like to know what that might look like.

Ehgemus · Apr 19, 2009

Very nice and clean, Great job!

DTMF · Apr 19, 2009

charliefreck said:
edit: [highlight] i have also been thinking of adding a third spinning mirror. has anyone seen any examples of the pattern produced with 3 mirrors? i'd like to know what that might look like.

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here's my video of my 4 mirror spiro. if you can get a 3rd one in there i would do it . nice build

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qt79b9_5iuc

Clickey · Apr 19, 2009

WOW That's Cool! I have a 405nm Laser and I tried it on a 2 mirror Spiro, That looks pretty nice! Congrats a lot!

XCreedX · Apr 19, 2009

Defiantly, very nice and clean build.

ElektroFreak · Apr 20, 2009

Freckin' awesome.. (sorry, I just had to).

Seriously though, very nice build.

meatballofall · Apr 22, 2009

haha sweet! Do you have the LD driver on the same pcb as the motors' circuit? Or do you have a flex drive hidden in the module? Either way.... very nice!!

yobresal · Apr 22, 2009

That spiro is Curiously strong.

charliefreck · Apr 26, 2009

meatballofall said:
haha sweet! Do you have the LD driver on the same pcb as the motors' circuit? Or do you have a flex drive hidden in the module? Either way.... very nice!!

the laser driver is in the middle, just right of the 9v. it was built on a small piece of perfboard and attached to the larger one. i intend (eventually) to make a smaller driver that will fit inside the laser housing. then i will replace the AA battery with a voltage regulator powered from the 9v. this will give me considerably more room to add more mirrors, etc.

Spyderz20x6 · Apr 27, 2009

XCreedX said:
Defiantly, very nice and clean build.

What is defiante? :

You mean definite?

Anyways, that is a curiously strong spiro

noob phr spiro!

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