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Serious problems with (formerly) awesome unidentifiable green laser pointer!
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Where did you buy this laser?
It strongly resembles the original Spyder from WickedLasers from around 2006(?).
It sounds like the pump diode quit working. Lasers do not last forever, so if this laser is well used and pretty old, it may just have been its time to go.
It can be repaired if the pump diode is replaced but the crystals would need to be re-aligned to match the new diode.
I would offer to repair it for you if I wasn't planning on taking a break from the hobby. Even if you manage to find the manufacturer, keep in mind that the repairs will be costly for an out of warranty laser. DPSS lasers are not easy to fix when a component needs to be replaced and nobody will likely do it for cheap considering the time it takes (assuming they can figure out how to safely take it apart to begin the repairs). My advice would be to buy a new laser.
Sorry to hear about your poor laser. Good luck.
It strongly resembles the original Spyder from WickedLasers from around 2006(?).
It sounds like the pump diode quit working. Lasers do not last forever, so if this laser is well used and pretty old, it may just have been its time to go.
It can be repaired if the pump diode is replaced but the crystals would need to be re-aligned to match the new diode.
I would offer to repair it for you if I wasn't planning on taking a break from the hobby. Even if you manage to find the manufacturer, keep in mind that the repairs will be costly for an out of warranty laser. DPSS lasers are not easy to fix when a component needs to be replaced and nobody will likely do it for cheap considering the time it takes (assuming they can figure out how to safely take it apart to begin the repairs). My advice would be to buy a new laser.
Sorry to hear about your poor laser. Good luck.
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400mw of green for $200
It's a great deal and make sure you buy goggles with it.
That really looks like a rather good laser, it seems to even have an IR filter.
If you could disamssemble that part where it has the button. that would be great.
Because then you might be able to order a standard green module for relatively cheapand try to
swap it into your laser pen.
Does that battery holder put the two in parallel or series?
If you could disamssemble that part where it has the button. that would be great.
Because then you might be able to order a standard green module for relatively cheapand try to
swap it into your laser pen.
Does that battery holder put the two in parallel or series?
In series, the voltage of the batteries would add up to 6V I guess, those are lithium
primaries (c2, c123, or something), aren't they?
It does look like it's wired up in parallel, which would mean the same voltage as one
battery, but twice the capacity/runtime.
It's what makes sense anyhow, since green laser's IR diodes need low voltage like ~2.2V
or something <3V, and not 6V like blues and violets.
In any case, the whole setup looks quite different from what is usual these days, so I think
you wouldn't be able to install a new module without performing some extensive modifications.
primaries (c2, c123, or something), aren't they?
It does look like it's wired up in parallel, which would mean the same voltage as one
battery, but twice the capacity/runtime.
It's what makes sense anyhow, since green laser's IR diodes need low voltage like ~2.2V
or something <3V, and not 6V like blues and violets.
In any case, the whole setup looks quite different from what is usual these days, so I think
you wouldn't be able to install a new module without performing some extensive modifications.
