My first laser complete

EzPk · Nov 20, 2009

Hey guys ! Well after weeks of ordering parts, waiting for shipping, doing a TON of research I have FINALLY completed my very first laser !
It's a LCC diode (which I thought I completely ruined because the can was dented X_X) that's ~390mA (?).

I would like to know what you think of it !

Here are the results !

-EzPk

GeGGuli · Nov 20, 2009

very clean built

what kind of batterys does it use?

Deleted member 8382 · Nov 20, 2009

show us the inside

EzPk · Nov 20, 2009

what kind of batterys does it use?

It uses a 9V right now .. In a day or two I'll change it out to be something more suitable.

show us the inside

Believe me you don't want to see the inside ! hahaha. Maybe I'll post more once I clean it up but I finished this around 3am so I was kind of tired when I finished.

GeGGuli · Nov 23, 2009

yes 9V is good but wont last wery long and cant find 9V rechargables
i have same style build but it uses 5 AAs thats horrible cuz it hast to be soo large o.o
do you have heatsink in that?

EzPk · Nov 23, 2009

yes 9V is good but wont last wery long and cant find 9V rechargables
i have same style build but it uses 5 AAs thats horrible cuz it hast to be soo large o.o
do you have heatsink in that?

Yes I actually modified it into a much smaller project box .
And unfortunately I do not have a heatsink even though I know I should...
I just self regulate it to only be on for a couple seconds but like I said before this was completely unexpected because i actually damaged the side can. I didn't expect it to turn on but it actually works pretty well.
And yes I also was going to use the AA technique but it was 3am, I had a 9v and wasn't willing to drive to a 24/7 Wal Mart to pick up supplies so I just worked in what I had on hand haha.
I do like the much smaller host though. Fits well in the palm of your hand and is still very bright !

I also finished my first blu ray ! which to me was much more of an accomplishment haha

Rob · Nov 23, 2009

Nice build! That's pretty cool, I have to admit. I'm more of a pointer guy myself but that's very neat!

Off Topic: Hey your location of HB, it doesn't happen to be Huntington Beach does it?

EzPk · Nov 23, 2009

Nice build! That's pretty cool, I have to admit. I'm more of a pointer guy myself but that's very neat!

Off Topic: Hey your location of HB, it doesn't happen to be Huntington Beach does it?

Thanks Rob ! I thought it wasn't too shabby for my first laser ever haha.
But yes I'm in Huntington Beach ! Are you ?

GeGGuli · Nov 24, 2009

that is also very clean built
id like 9V better but cant find rechagables...but AAs have good side though ive played 2 weeks with my laser and its still WERY brigth (but doesent burn wery well cuz damaded the lens)

jeffd · Nov 24, 2009

Wow nice first build! and awesome beam shots

Eudaimonium · Nov 24, 2009

That is PREMIUM compared to my first build

Nice job!
If you want a neat batteries for LM317 driver (presumably that is yours yes?), you can use two lithium ion cells, when fully charged they give you 8.4 V (4.2x volts on each) so you can try to pack it inside a 2x AA flashlight, using 2x 14500 batteries.

EzPk · Nov 24, 2009

Thanks for the feedback guys !

If you want a neat batteries for LM317 driver (presumably that is yours yes?), you can use two lithium ion cells, when fully charged they give you 8.4 V (4.2x volts on each) so you can try to pack it inside a 2x AA flashlight, using 2x 14500 batteries.
Yes this is what I was going to do before was incorporate 2x 14500's in there but I couldn't find a store around here that sold them so I would have to order online and I just didn't have the patience to wait a week for a pair of batteries haha.

Eudaimonium · Nov 25, 2009

EzPk said:
Yes this is what I was going to do before was incorporate 2x 14500's in there but I couldn't find a store around here that sold them so I would have to order online and I just didn't have the patience to wait a week for a pair of batteries haha.

Depending where you live, you are generally VERY LUCKY if you wait ONLY a week. I'm usually around 2 and a half weeks. For such reasons, I totaly reccomend this:
modwerx.com
I don't know if you know for that site. It charges a lil'bit more of shipping, but it definetly arrived fast for me! It's owned is Andrew, also a member of this forum. Very nice guy, just ask him if you need something!
Other than that, you can order from
High Tech DealZ, Simplifying the LASER Hobby!,
has free shipping, owner (you guessed it)is a member here also.

The rest is just standard, dealextreme, focalprice,
and a site I recently stumbled upon:
www.dinodirect.com
It seems to pack enormous amounts of lasers, and also like any other site of this caliber, free shipping.

Take your pick!

EzPk · Nov 25, 2009

Depending where you live, you are generally VERY LUCKY if you wait ONLY a week. I'm usually around 2 and a half weeks. For such reasons, I totaly reccomend this:
modwerx.com
I don't know if you know for that site. It charges a lil'bit more of shipping, but it definetly arrived fast for me! It's owned is Andrew, also a member of this forum. Very nice guy, just ask him if you need something!
Other than that, you can order from
High Tech DealZ, Simplifying the LASER Hobby!,
has free shipping, owner (you guessed it)is a member here also.

The rest is just standard, dealextreme, focalprice,
and a site I recently stumbled upon:
DinoDirect.com - Online Huge Store For Your Needs With Free Shipping
It seems to pack enormous amounts of lasers, and also like any other site of this caliber, free shipping.

Take your pick!

Thanks for all of the information Eudaimonium ! I've been looking for some good semi-local online stores but even when I found them I was curious of their reputation. I was actually looking at building a greenie for my next project but i don't know what module to get. I was looking at the 200mW DX module since it'y only around 40$ but I was also looking at the O-Like 200mW module but it's 135$ which is quiet a bit more. Any suggestions ?

GeGGuli · Nov 25, 2009

does it has to be 200 mW?
i mean greenie...its really brigth at lower powers too
id start with o-like 30mW one

should i put pics of my first laser?

Eudaimonium · Nov 25, 2009

EzPk said:
Thanks for all of the information Eudaimonium ! I've been looking for some good semi-local online stores but even when I found them I was curious of their reputation. I was actually looking at building a greenie for my next project but i don't know what module to get. I was looking at the 200mW DX module since it'y only around 40$ but I was also looking at the O-Like 200mW module but it's 135$ which is quiet a bit more. Any suggestions ?

If you want a green laser, go for the 32$ 40~50 mW O-LIKE.
I have a 50 mW green laser I bought, just because I wanted one, and I'm thrilled ! 50mW of green light is apsolutely stunning at night!
Just enough power to make the laser visible so , that it attracs attention of everyone nearby. It is 3 to 4 times more visibly brighter than my red lasers!
Whoever I show my red and green laser, everyone says: OO green laser is really awsome. The red usually remains uncommented

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