Camo 501B/1.4A/G2/2-AW 18350 cells

Hi,
I pulled some old stuff out of the stock i have was bored so i threw this together.
It's a Camo 501B host with an assault focus knob made by Ed Crouse
In it is;;
PLTB450B Diode
Wolf man 1.6mm round adjustable driver set to 1.4mA
G2 Lens
2-AW 18350 cells
Here are some pics enjoy all 501B fans..

Rich

Lifetime, you just keep surprising us with all these host's, diodes, heatsinks. Where is that secret room? Corny line aside that is another treat and I know you build it just for I think it was "Ricker" to see and understand kudos:beer:

Hi,
Well after reading his post it put a seed in my head. 1 i didi;t build one in a while you know and 2 it might help him a bit . There fun to build it's an old stand by host i don't get tired of.There compact good sinking and the come in colors. I wish one of the machinist here on LPF would start anodizing some hosts like Ed Crouse did. he had a selection of colors to choose from. Boy i miss that guy he was good, Thanks for looking my friend

Rich...

No kidding, did you just buy a ton of different things like the assault knob and have them all sitting around and have now gone on a build rampage or something lol.
What is that white thing on the left in the first pic? I think the camo is the only 501b that I don't have that Moh was selling. The last 501 I built was a purple one for a 405nm that I haven't shown yet plus I believe I have a gold one with an LPC-826 that I also haven't shown. I should probably post some of that stuff. I think your pic with the spring is the first time I've actually seen it shown in a build. If someone else had shown it I would have known what it was for a long time ago. Still shocked I never knew what it was for. Hope in that thread where someone asked how to keep tension on the pill and they suggested a piece of copper pipe they didn't need the diode isolated or the pipe could rub through the anodizing. I have a hard time trusting anodizing as the only defense against a conductive path. People forget that even though you still have anodizing on the sink you are tightening down the nodule with a set scew which will likely conduct through the sink.
Can't REP

That knob made by Ed Crouse is really sharp.

I had an Osram pltb450B that was driven @ 1.8A and maybe that was to much current because it gave out after very little use.

The diode worked well with my 25mm lens as it had a tighter emitter size, I have thought about getting another but maybe 1.4A would be a better limit?

Lifetime17 said:

Hi,
Well after reading his post it put a seed in my head. 1 i didi;t build one in a while you know and 2 it might help him a bit .

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Thank you Rich! I appreciate it a lot and yes it did help a lot!

Hii Red,
Ok the out put was with cells that were down o bit, but when I put fresh charged cells in it 1750+mW no problem with a G2. I first tried a 3 element and what I focused it on instant ignition poof !,,,
I to do run these at 1.8A quite often and some I run lower , the PLTB450B is a great diode I'm hooked on them and there cheap I get quite a bit discount from this seller when I buy 2 or more .

Rich

Nice build. You could probably break glass with that focus knob

Thanks,

how many laser do you have in total? i think you must have had 15+....

Hi , Pman,
Yes have plenty of 501b hosts there an old stand by and they work great also compact in colors. I to have a few Blu rays in the purple hosts. Oh buy the way i received this 660nm diodes today and they sent me a cordless wrist ESD strap with them . The data says run at 340ma but i think they can do more. I'll test them tonight after work to see how far they will go before falling off the curve. Wow 660nm Dark red for a change instead of red with orange in it.
That white thing is what Ed Crouse would send the host with to hold in the focus knobs i seed them come in handy, also some in aluminum. Nice touch instead of tape to hold them on when shipped.

Rich


@ isaac,
Quite a few !!!

@ Jersag,
thank you pal oh i wouldn't try it but it does look like a glass breaker. That should be on the Pommel or the tail cap.

Rich