Pot mod worked great!

hey everyone, like ive said recently im new to lasers as a hobby,and also new to this site. Now i have a few cheap lasers, a 5mW green laser from radio shack, and a "50mW" New Wish laser pointer (If it even really is 50mW! you know how those crappy new wish jammy's are!) Well i just pot modded my radio shack laser and boy did it work out great! the funny thing is it was so easy,alot easier then all of these "how to" videos ive seen on you tube. The laser now pumps out a MUCH MUCH brighter beam then it did originally, and its even a bit brighter then my 50mW new wish. so this is for all of you out there who ive seen make the claim that "Pot modding does NOTHING,and its a waste of time!" blah blah blah and all that jaz, well take it from me,if you get the right laser,you have enough patience,and a stedy hand, pot moding is awsome. I must admit i cant burn anything with it,but it is alot stronger then it was! Also i just ordered a 10mW 405nm Blue-ray laser pen from O-Like lasers heres the link if your interested, its a cheapy i know but its my first violet/blue laser and i wanted it to be simple:

405nm 10mW blu-ray pen /adjustable [OLBVL10] - $23.99 : O-Like, Quality Products, Great Prices

Also i ordered a 532nm 200mW monster...i love the way this looks im hoping its all i dream. now i have a question for all of you guys out there who have a bit more experience then me, im on a tight budget (As you can tell with the lasers im forced to buy lol) and i know it would be STUPID of me to be buying this high powered laser and no safty goggles, i mean if it will light matches and burn plastic,pop balloons ect,im sure it will destroy my eye very easily. so finally does anyone know where i can get a pair of goggles for a low price,that will sheild all of the wave lengths im using? 405nm and 532nm, ive seen clear goggles made to shield 808-810nm lasers, do they make clear goggles for the wave lengths im using? any useful advice would be greatly appriciated! Thanks!

This is my Greeny!! i just put in the order today! they make a 200mW 405nm in the same model. thats going to be my next one when i can afford it,its cool becouse its the same as the green 532nm below, same build,even same price! im a real fan of the "Torch" or "Flashlight" style laser housing, as opposed to the plain old pen style, or the keychain bullet style. to me these seem either like toys we carried in grade school wen red laser pointer hit the scene here in the USA and all the kids between 10 and 17 had to have one,and the pen style ones are just boring to me,i really prefer the professional and serious look of the torch style.

200mw Strong Green Laser Burning Pointer with Key

Little Isaac said:

so this is for all of you out there who ive seen make the claim that "Pot modding does NOTHING,and its a waste of time!" blah blah blah and all that jaz, well take it from me,if you get the right laser,you have enough patience,and a stedy hand, pot moding is awsome.

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YAY!!!! You pot-modded your laser, thereby shortening it's lifetime drastically! And now, since you're obviously a LASER EXPERT, you've come here to share your experience so that other n00bs can read about it and ruin their lasers. GOOD WORK.. we really appreciate that here.

Take from someone who actually knows a bit about lasers:

POT MODDING is a cheap, ghetto way to get more power out of your laser and WILL SHORTEN THE LASER'S LIFETIME GREATLY NO MATTER WHAT!!!!!!. If you really just don't care at all about your laser, then pot mod your heart out, otherwise, GO BUY A MORE POWERFUL LASER.

Little Isaac said:

so this is for all of you out there who ive seen make the claim that "Pot modding does NOTHING,and its a waste of time!" blah blah blah and all that jaz, well take it from me,if you get the right laser,you have enough patience,and a stedy hand, pot moding is awsome.

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You clearly do not understand enough about lasers to be recommending this procedure to others.

I have also been wondering, what is the cheapest safety glasses to get that will protect from about 200mW of 532nm and 405n? is there one pair that will do both?

you know what? F*** YOU BOTH OK? i dont think im an expert,i never said that,actually i took a cheap ass radio shack laser and messed around with it, and at what point did i ask either one of you f****s your opinion about my pot mod? why is it such a big deal to you that you want to try and embaress me or make me feel like an asshole for doing it? im just trying to get some info about goggles,and share an experience i had personally with pot modding, where do you see me recomending it? i was merly stating my opinion about it being awsome. f*** off LOSERS

So... How many months and total hours of ON time has your
Pot Moded Laser worked for....

As to Goggles for 405nm and 532nm you can look here...

LASER2GO

There are many other suppliers that have been posted on the
Forum... just need to do a little research and reading...

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BTW... :gj: on your new rep point status... I'm almost sorry I
bothered to respond...:cryyy:


Jerry

Little Isaac said:

you know what? FUCK YOU BOTH OK? i dont think im an expert,i never said that,actually i took a cheap ass radio shack laser and messed around with it, and at what point did i ask either one of you faggots your opinion about my pot mod? why is it such a big deal to you that you want to try and embaress me or make me feel like an asshole for doing it? im just trying to get some info about goggles,and share an experience i had personally with pot modding, where do you see me recomending it? i was merly stating my opinion about it being awsome. fuck off LOSERS

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Ooooh, way to lose your temper and throw language around like an uneducated idiot. You're not only a laser expert, but you're also obviously a high-quality individual in general.

Watch your mouth.. we've got some younger members here.

Temp ban at least, eh?

Peace,
dave

at the very least..

i dont know,dude all i do is point it at road signs at night when theres no one around,im not a laser geek or anything,and im not an expert, you know what? i dont even know what im even doing on this site! im not even going to bother getting into lasers or anything like it,becouse theres always going to be a bunch of people who basically LIVE on thier computers and use these forums to feel like god. Meanwhile most of you probablly got your girlfreidns taken,and your asses kicked in highschool,so as fast as i came onto this lame ass site, im going to just as quickley bid The Farewell

It's kind of obvious we are being trolled; it's probably arenared or DAOO...

ill curse ALL THE F*** I WANT YOU F***** A** B****ES! C*** SUCKERS! YOU ALL F*** YOUR MOTHERS IN THE A**HOLE,AND THEN EAT HER C*** WITH YOUR COUSINS C** IN YOUR F***ING ASS!!! HOWS THAT FOR WATCHING MY F****MOUTH??

Little Isaac said:

i dont know,dude all i do is point it at road signs at night when theres no one around,im not a laser geek or anything,and im not an expert, you know what? i dont even know what im even doing on this site! im not even going to bother getting into lasers or anything like it,becouse theres always going to be a bunch of people who basically LIVE on thier computers and use these forums to feel like god. Meanwhile most of you probablly got your girlfreidns taken,and your asses kicked in highschool,so as fast as i came onto this lame ass site, im going to just as quickley bid The Farewell

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awww, bye-bye then. You'll be missed like a hole in the head.

Little Isaac said:

ill curse ALL THE F**K I WANT YOU F***OT A** BITCHES! C**K SUCKERS! YOU ALL F**K YOUR MOTHERS IN THE A**HOLE,AND THEN EAT HER C*NT WITH YOUR COUSINS C*CK IN YOUR F**KING A**!!! HOWS THAT FOR WATCHING MY F**KINGMOUTH??

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ooooh. please don't troll us, pwetty pweeze...

Little Isaac said:

you know what? FUCK YOU BOTH OK? i dont think im an expert,i never said that,actually i took a cheap ass radio shack laser and messed around with it, and at what point did i ask either one of you faggots your opinion about my pot mod? why is it such a big deal to you that you want to try and embaress me or make me feel like an asshole for doing it? im just trying to get some info about goggles,and share an experience i had personally with pot modding, where do you see me recomending it? i was merly stating my opinion about it being awsome. fuck off LOSERS

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You are embarrassing yourself.

Edit: Furthermore, Little Isaac, my girlfriend is hotter than hell. You are probably the one without, considering your temper. You probably haven't even hit puberty yet, so I doubt you would know how to take care of a lady if you had one.


For any noobs (newbs? newbies? n00bs?) reading the thread-
"Pot modding" is just increasing current to the diode. Exceeding the maximum rated power/current of the pump diode will accelerate degradation.

Period.

Yes, you may get an increase in green power, but at a cost. And you are also increasing your exposure to infrared light, too.