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My new 445nm build :) *Great beam shots*

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How is the battery life on this laser? And at what current are you running it at? I did my first 445 build in a smallish host and the battery life drained so quickly...I wondered if it was just my batteries or what. Also, how is the heat dissipation?

All in all a nice looking build though, +1 :beer:
 





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Aghhhh *facepalm* I hadn't realized he had a separate build thread for it. But when you answered with all the details I thought "hmmm....maybe more to this than I think...." so I click the link in RedDart's sig, and it brings me to the actual build thread.

MY BAD guys....my bad. lol, feel stupid right about now *smh*

-Isaac
 
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wannaburnstuff said:
Aghhhh *facepalm* I hadn't realized he had a separate build thread for it. But when you answered with all the details I thought "hmmm....maybe more to this than I think...." so I click the link in RedDart's sig, and it brings me to the actual build thread.

MY BAD guys....my bad. lol, feel stupid right about now *smh*

-Isaac
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lol don't worry we all do that sometimes haha :)
 
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Mmm a quick question; can I leave the batteries in it when I put it away for the night? (Obviously, it will be off)
 
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Looks good man! Im glad it worked out nicely for you! I just finished my own this week, just need to take the time to take the pictures....
 
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wannaburnstuff said:
How is the battery life on this laser? And at what current are you running it at? I did my first 445 build in a smallish host and the battery life drained so quickly...I wondered if it was just my batteries or what. Also, how is the heat dissipation?

All in all a nice looking build though, +1 :beer:
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The battery life seems great so far... Haven't charged the batteries once... But then again it all depends on the batteries mAh. Right now, I don't run it for over 40 seconds. I need to ask mohrenberg since he's the one who made the heatsink
 
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if you want to light up your whole environment around the laser, keep the exposure the way it is. If you want to get the true color of the laser beam, I think you are pics are a bit overexposed. Try a higher F-stop or faster shutter speed, or both. Did you do any post production on the pics? They look very contrasty (is that a word). Still very nice pics!

For a tripod, I think many people on the forum use these (I have 8 of them) and they will mount onto a standard tripod and will hold pointers and big hand helds as well. I highly recommend them!

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In regards to the camera's capture of the beams; You can try adjusting your camera's light balance settings. The basic idea is to bring in more blue. I would tighten down the aperture a bit, if you can.

For post production, you can use photoshop or pixlr or equivalent to adjust the levels and color balance, prior to publication.
 
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