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First Greenie Oh Ya

EzPk

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I've been on fire these last couple days. One build after another. Those weeks of waiting for parts is now paying off and all the pieces of the puzzle are coming together(isn't it the greatest ?!) haha. Anyways I ordered a 30mW O-like module and a stainless steel cree kit from modwerx. I shortened the 30mW module down to about 47.5mm and used the blank PCB board for the positive battery connection. It uses a CR2 battery but overall I'm very pleased with it ! The 532nm is a VERY pleasing color :D

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WOW! That looks awesome man!!! What was the total cost to build it?


Thanks


Paul
 
Haha Thanks guys ! :D

@EtherMagic actually it was really cheap! only 44$ for the kit and 18 for the module so only about 60$ !
 
Did you boost the output at all?, i'm not sure whether by using a different battery would do that?
 
Nope no boosting. Although I have to admit there is some fog so it really makes a huge difference .
 
Thanks everyone :D

I also have a question though. Would it be possible to take off the stock driver and use a flexdrive ?
 
Saving my 10mW from DX haha.
I got it in the mail the other day but the leads werent even attatched so I attempted to solder them back on but I got too close to the tiny little resistor and it fell off. I have yet to find it.... The diode should still be good though because I haven't even powered it on and I have a couple extra flexdrives that should be coming in the mail any day now. I was just wondering if I could do it but I couldn't find a reason I wouldn't be able to.
 
Yes it is possible, however you would need to know the current to set the flexdrive to.
If it were 10mW green laser, that means it would be aproximately 50mW IR diode in there, equaling somewhere between 50-60 mA of current.

I don't know what would you use as a test load though... 3x 1n400x diodes and 1ohm resistor maybe, 3 diodes would be roughly 2.4 V of dropout, and IR laser diodes have it between.... 1.9V-2.2V aproximately.

Well, worth a shot!
 
Good first build Greens are fun ! yes you can replace the stock driver with a flex drive but you will need to set the current first and watch out as the flex drive has the same if not smaller resistors and capacitors that your soldering iron would love to eat when your not looking so be carfull, inspect the flex drive and make your self aware of all it's components so as not to remove one by mistake when soldering they are close and it's very easy to lift one when soldering next to it.

Happy holidays
Pyro...
 
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