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Many of us prefer low-budget laser builds instead of throwing ~30USD+ for "proven drivers".
There are few 445nm laser builds that use cheap boost converters from flashlights.
First driver that is proven to work with 445nm diodes is one with "NJG-18" mark on it.
This driver can be ordered on DX:
DealExtreme: $4.26 3W 19-Mode Universal Regulated Circuit Board for Flashlights
Or Kaidomain:
http://www.kaidomain.com/ProductDetails.aspx?ProductID=1672#
But there are much more cheap flashlight drivers on market and it would be better if we can make bigger list of compatible drivers.
We can find many kind of drivers... different sizes, shapes, different mods supported, different input voltages, different output currents and sometimes we need specified driver for specific use.
Please use this thread to post your experiences with different cheap drivers so we can make bigger list of compatible flashlight drivers that can work with laser diodes.
Please post high resolution pictures that can tell us more about chips, capacitors, coils, resistors and pots used in specific models.
There are few 445nm laser builds that use cheap boost converters from flashlights.
First driver that is proven to work with 445nm diodes is one with "NJG-18" mark on it.
This driver can be ordered on DX:
DealExtreme: $4.26 3W 19-Mode Universal Regulated Circuit Board for Flashlights
Or Kaidomain:
http://www.kaidomain.com/ProductDetails.aspx?ProductID=1672#
But there are much more cheap flashlight drivers on market and it would be better if we can make bigger list of compatible drivers.
We can find many kind of drivers... different sizes, shapes, different mods supported, different input voltages, different output currents and sometimes we need specified driver for specific use.
Please use this thread to post your experiences with different cheap drivers so we can make bigger list of compatible flashlight drivers that can work with laser diodes.
Please post high resolution pictures that can tell us more about chips, capacitors, coils, resistors and pots used in specific models.