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I have built many flashlight and pen lasers and was getting bored with them. Not really, I am just sick of charging battries! LOL
Any way, I thought I would build a labbie. Have been reading on here about others pushing the LCC's to 600mA with some luck (so far)
I built this using a LCC with a Modwerx module/heatsink with glass lens.
Built the driver substituting a 15 turn pot for the 1 turn one.
Also milled out a heatsink for the regulator on the driver, as I am going to be pushing this one hard. Potted the driver in epoxy. (except for the adj. end of the pot of course).
The bump on top is a mA test point and there's a hole in the side to adjust the pot without opening it up.
Also allowed plenty of wire coming out of the module, so if the diode blows
I can just unscrew the front of the module and the diode retainer ring and have the diode replaced in 5 min.
Here's a few pics. Hope you like!:yh:
Top of laser showing the switch and test point.
From the side showing the mA adj. port.
Burns like a champ.
The insides, still need to tidy up some wires.
Close up of heatsink I machined (that took as long as the rest of the build to make,(Well, close)
And of course, a couple of beam shots.
Like I stated before, I am running it at 600mA. I don't know the mW's because all of my meters will only read up to 300mW. I'm guessing close to 450'ish. Have about 1 hour on it so far, in 2-5min duty cycles. The driver gets hot but the LD heatsink,only warm.
Only time will tell. I think I got a sturdy diode although. Thanks, Glenn!
(I wish my Kenometer would get here!) :thanks:
Any way, I thought I would build a labbie. Have been reading on here about others pushing the LCC's to 600mA with some luck (so far)
I built this using a LCC with a Modwerx module/heatsink with glass lens.
Built the driver substituting a 15 turn pot for the 1 turn one.
Also milled out a heatsink for the regulator on the driver, as I am going to be pushing this one hard. Potted the driver in epoxy. (except for the adj. end of the pot of course).
The bump on top is a mA test point and there's a hole in the side to adjust the pot without opening it up.
Also allowed plenty of wire coming out of the module, so if the diode blows
I can just unscrew the front of the module and the diode retainer ring and have the diode replaced in 5 min.Here's a few pics. Hope you like!:yh:
Top of laser showing the switch and test point.
From the side showing the mA adj. port.
Burns like a champ.
The insides, still need to tidy up some wires.
Close up of heatsink I machined (that took as long as the rest of the build to make,(Well, close)
And of course, a couple of beam shots.
Like I stated before, I am running it at 600mA. I don't know the mW's because all of my meters will only read up to 300mW. I'm guessing close to 450'ish. Have about 1 hour on it so far, in 2-5min duty cycles. The driver gets hot but the LD heatsink,only warm.
Only time will tell. I think I got a sturdy diode although. Thanks, Glenn!
(I wish my Kenometer would get here!)
:thanks:
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