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Alright, so I finally got around to buying one, and it's supposed to arrive in the mail in a few days. A standard green 5mW laser.
Now, I'm sure we've all seen the videos at one point, people soldering a part of the laser (or rather, heating it), and doing other crap, which, upon searching these forums, I've found so far that I suppose that's not really the greatest idea.
Now, before I go spending a wad of cash on an expensive laser (which I will do when I get this specific wad of cash in about 6 months), I was wondering if there's an alternative. I got this green 5mW, and I could care less if I accidentally break it, so, my question(s) are:
1. Can I modify a standard green 5mW laser into something above a 50mW?
2. Can I modify it safely?
2b. If it's not safe, are there precautions I can take to make it safe?
3. Is there a good guide to look at or a good visual external source that will give me a good visual of what to do?
If not, I understand, I'll probably wind up buying an expensive one later on, I'm just curious to know if there is this cheaper, temporary alternative.
Thanks for any advice / help / insults at my bad ideas.
Now, I'm sure we've all seen the videos at one point, people soldering a part of the laser (or rather, heating it), and doing other crap, which, upon searching these forums, I've found so far that I suppose that's not really the greatest idea.
Now, before I go spending a wad of cash on an expensive laser (which I will do when I get this specific wad of cash in about 6 months), I was wondering if there's an alternative. I got this green 5mW, and I could care less if I accidentally break it, so, my question(s) are:
1. Can I modify a standard green 5mW laser into something above a 50mW?
2. Can I modify it safely?
2b. If it's not safe, are there precautions I can take to make it safe?
3. Is there a good guide to look at or a good visual external source that will give me a good visual of what to do?
If not, I understand, I'll probably wind up buying an expensive one later on, I'm just curious to know if there is this cheaper, temporary alternative.
Thanks for any advice / help / insults at my bad ideas.