Hi!
I just wish to have some technical reviews about putting a 3 element lens on a 2.5w 445 diode. I want to have a more squarish dot and with less spash sometimes when i have long distance pointing needs.
I don't care so much about the loss of power, i will not use the 3 element all the time, for burning needs i will swap with g-2 lens! :yh:
I asked jayrob about the price of the lens, he said me that with the reflections inside the lens holder it will reduce the lifetime of the diode. I trust his technical knowledge, so i just ask some reviews and advices
If the 3 element is really not recommended, is there any other lens that will fit my needs, i searched so much here but didn't find anything about this problem of lifetime reduction.
The only lens i found is the o-like lens which seems approximately the same...
For the record it's a 501b build by Blord, so great build, thanks you again Blord if you read this! :thanks:
Thanks in advance all! :thanks:
I just wish to have some technical reviews about putting a 3 element lens on a 2.5w 445 diode. I want to have a more squarish dot and with less spash sometimes when i have long distance pointing needs.
I don't care so much about the loss of power, i will not use the 3 element all the time, for burning needs i will swap with g-2 lens! :yh:
I asked jayrob about the price of the lens, he said me that with the reflections inside the lens holder it will reduce the lifetime of the diode. I trust his technical knowledge, so i just ask some reviews and advices
If the 3 element is really not recommended, is there any other lens that will fit my needs, i searched so much here but didn't find anything about this problem of lifetime reduction.
The only lens i found is the o-like lens which seems approximately the same...
For the record it's a 501b build by Blord, so great build, thanks you again Blord if you read this! :thanks:
Thanks in advance all! :thanks: