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My first thought when I saw the 1.121mW's was wow, he meters his lasers to the third place after the decimal point 
Nice thread and laser!!
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638nm/Oclaro 700
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That's funny that you've had better luck with the Oclaro over the Mits, as I have had the exact opposite experience. Nice build.
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Hi Paul,
Well i built quite a few 500's but i really like the 700 better for the reason it's more forgiving to me than the 500 . Hey don't get me wrong pal i haven't met a diode i didn't like it's that some aren't willing to give you what you want out of them. Hey if it was a perfect world all diodes for sale would be binned LOL...
Rich
Well i built quite a few 500's but i really like the 700 better for the reason it's more forgiving to me than the 500 . Hey don't get me wrong pal i haven't met a diode i didn't like it's that some aren't willing to give you what you want out of them. Hey if it was a perfect world all diodes for sale would be binned LOL...
Rich
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I've had better luck with the Mits too. Worst for me is the bdr-209 16× blu (as life already knows). I can't get one past 1W without it blowing in a host. I need life to tell me the exact driver he is using as he has done it Need a soft/delayed/ramp start but I am not interested in guessing which one. Have some over 800mW but I want that illusive Watt too.
Need a soft/delayed/ramp start but I am not interested in guessing which one. Have some over 800mW but I want that illusive Watt too.
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Hi chick,
Well I do that with most of my builds. Numbers shouldn't lie. It is what is is. As we all know it's a gamble sometimes lol... Thank you for the compliments much appreciated ..
Rich
@P Man,
Yes the BDR 209 is tough to get to 1W safely and to keep it going is a whole other story.
I to lost a few trying for the 1W goal but now I'm satisfied with 900+ W,s . But one day I'll be victorious. I still have a sled to tear down for a copper pen build say a prayer to the diode gods.
Rich
Well I do that with most of my builds. Numbers shouldn't lie. It is what is is. As we all know it's a gamble sometimes lol... Thank you for the compliments much appreciated ..
Rich
@P Man,
Yes the BDR 209 is tough to get to 1W safely and to keep it going is a whole other story.
I to lost a few trying for the 1W goal but now I'm satisfied with 900+ W,s . But one day I'll be victorious. I still have a sled to tear down for a copper pen build say a prayer to the diode gods.
Rich
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We need to grow up and get over those stupid whole number goals like 1W, 2W etc. That being said, I still want a 1W 405nm lol. Should just forget about it though. I just don't see a new higher output diode being released.
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Hi P,
Yes indeed 1W in 405nm is satisfying , No, me either on the new diode the 405nm it's tops at the moment. Hey you never know maybe some day think positive.
Oh, i really don't want to grow up and reach higher Wattage 7+ and going.
Rich
Yes indeed 1W in 405nm is satisfying , No, me either on the new diode the 405nm it's tops at the moment. Hey you never know maybe some day think positive.
Oh, i really don't want to grow up and reach higher Wattage 7+ and going.
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I've given up even on 900mW, been through two or three of those diodes now, trying 500mA now. doesnt help that it's my most used laser
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guys you can reach 1W+ safely with BDR 16x diode if the driver is 650-700ma... But the driver must have a ramp up/soft start over 3 seconds. i tested on 3 diodes... if you want to know more pm me.
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I lost my oclaro few weeks ago changing host and driver it was just under 1w at 950ma I put it in a hugsby mini and then used a 4.2v battery instead of the 1.5v with the original Hugsby driver, silly mistake. I love reds too I have 2 mitts both over 1w at 1.4a one with a AMC driver the other with a Flexdrive I have custom built them both in vapes no 510 adapter pressed heatsinks inside the vapes I will get around to posting threads on them.
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Hi BBB,
Like the 638's my self there's not to manny posts on them lately they deserves more attention i think. Wow you had that build for a while and you lost due to an oops, well thats the pits i say brother.Nice over 1W at 1.4A's i'll have to try that with the Mtsu500's next time. I'll try that with a SXD set to 1.4A , the 510adapters are cool build many of them my first was a 405nm single mode at around 800+W's loved it still have it but i built a full brass pen with the Diode and driver got bored one day and shaped it out.Well thank the lord some one else besides me still has a hankering for the Reds.
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Like the 638's my self there's not to manny posts on them lately they deserves more attention i think. Wow you had that build for a while and you lost due to an oops, well thats the pits i say brother.Nice over 1W at 1.4A's i'll have to try that with the Mtsu500's next time. I'll try that with a SXD set to 1.4A , the 510adapters are cool build many of them my first was a 405nm single mode at around 800+W's loved it still have it but i built a full brass pen with the Diode and driver got bored one day and shaped it out.Well thank the lord some one else besides me still has a hankering for the Reds.
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Yeah you should just try a AMC 1735 1.4a with 5 modes for the mitts it works buitifully.
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Hi BBB,
That's some nice builds wow awesome like the hosts you chose for the 638nm's. And thank you for the pics they came out great. As for the driver i just may give it a shot with one the next time i build a 638 laser. Thank you for the tip always welcome Buddy..
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That's some nice builds wow awesome like the hosts you chose for the 638nm's. And thank you for the pics they came out great. As for the driver i just may give it a shot with one the next time i build a 638 laser. Thank you for the tip always welcome Buddy..
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I built a mits 500 in a laser 66 pen at 1.1W last week and have an Oclaro 700 coming today. Haven't decided yet whether it's going in another laser66 pen or not yet. Also ordered a bunch of single modes yesterday and one is the Mits 180 red. Thinking I may put the single mode in a laser66 rather than the 700 since I already have the 1.1W mits in one.
On a side note I have one Mits 500 putting out just over 1.3W in a large host but that was a freak diode and I won't necessarily be surprised if it doesn't last.
Will say that even with a 3 element lens the multimode class 4 reds don't have the most attractive dot. It's why I use mostly 3 element lenses in my builds after measuring their outputs with a G.
I still want to know whatever happened to the high output 650nm diodes. I have some class 4 650nm including over 1W from 2-3 years ago.
On a side note I have one Mits 500 putting out just over 1.3W in a large host but that was a freak diode and I won't necessarily be surprised if it doesn't last.
Will say that even with a 3 element lens the multimode class 4 reds don't have the most attractive dot. It's why I use mostly 3 element lenses in my builds after measuring their outputs with a G.
I still want to know whatever happened to the high output 650nm diodes. I have some class 4 650nm including over 1W from 2-3 years ago.
