anubis
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Howdy folks... I've been here on LPF for awhile, reading here and there... I'm pretty excited about the 445nm diodes (I have had to put away lasers for awhile, after having a midlife crisis).
Anyway, I'm not a complete newbie to lasers either, I've built a 405 (started out as a PHR in Dec. of 08, then I moved up to a LG 10x in June of '10) out of some spare greenie parts and iron pipe&fittings from hope depot... not a very clean build, but hey... function over form was the way I was going for at the time.
I'm planning to get a lathe so I can do my own heatsinks, hosts even, and I do have a decent array of tools available to me (or at least I can make it so given time), but I've got some ideas here that I'd like some feedback on.
I'm not excited about running out of juice, so I'm thinking of doing a sort of 'tri battery setup' with 18650's in parrallel using a boost driver. I'm not looking to go too much over 1.2W, so I should't need tandem drivers either. I do realize that the size constraints of the batteries would mean a host diameter of around 40mm... plenty of space for a good size copper heatsink, I'm thinking... and as for the host, I'm thinking of milling some aluminum and anodizing... we'll see. I'm not really into using flashlights, but I'd consider it if it does the job.
any ideas? Thanks for y'all's input!
Rick
Anyway, I'm not a complete newbie to lasers either, I've built a 405 (started out as a PHR in Dec. of 08, then I moved up to a LG 10x in June of '10) out of some spare greenie parts and iron pipe&fittings from hope depot... not a very clean build, but hey... function over form was the way I was going for at the time.
I'm planning to get a lathe so I can do my own heatsinks, hosts even, and I do have a decent array of tools available to me (or at least I can make it so given time), but I've got some ideas here that I'd like some feedback on.
I'm not excited about running out of juice, so I'm thinking of doing a sort of 'tri battery setup' with 18650's in parrallel using a boost driver. I'm not looking to go too much over 1.2W, so I should't need tandem drivers either. I do realize that the size constraints of the batteries would mean a host diameter of around 40mm... plenty of space for a good size copper heatsink, I'm thinking... and as for the host, I'm thinking of milling some aluminum and anodizing... we'll see. I'm not really into using flashlights, but I'd consider it if it does the job.
any ideas? Thanks for y'all's input!
Rick