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Hey guys
Finally got all the parts in the mail today, I was wondering if I wired it all together properly. From what it looks like the driver that I purchased doesn't look like the on in this tutorial I-Hacked.com Taking Advantage Of Technology - Building a High-Power Blu-Ray Laser

It was working alright for a few minutes and then it doesn't turn on at all, well it actually making this tiny sound and there's a tiny bit of light coming out.

Here is a pic of the completed build..




P.s Was I followed the directions word for word. Was there anything I needed to take out?? I noticed in some videos on youtube, the guy would take that black cap off the dorcy handle and remove something.



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All is well :D on the drocy handle at the very tip where the spring goes into, there is a black cap, under that cap there is a driver, I basically removed the driver, and replaced the cap... Shes rocking!!!


Forgot to also add. My beam is really large, when I get close to objects its real small and thin, is it because I'm not focusing it correctly?

I watched this video and the guy seems to have a nice beam, he pointed it at the sky and you can see its very thin.

YouTube - Dorcy JR 405nm Blu-ray laser
 
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Just to double check, could anyone confirm my soldering is correct? ;)

P.s Is there a way to boost the power? In other words increase its burning capability? Possibly changing the lens or doing something to the driver.
 
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Wel it seems that you connected it alright ( rough looking solder joints though :can:) case pin connected with the -negative pin for case -negative, spring +positive, also make sure the spring isnt touching the host.

and about the power increase, you could get a better glass lens with better coating
And a bit more info could also help like Diode and current.
 
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everything looks fine to me good current your power should be around 80 - 100mW if im right
it should sting your skin ligthly if you focus on your hand lol
and to get back on boosting your power.. well you could get a 405nm lens from Jayrob or LarryDFW it will set you back around 60$ incl shipping if im right but will increase your power with like 25-30% so thats a bit more power
i wouldnt turn the driver up it might kill your diode then, so the lens is your best bet

or keep this one as it is and save money for a better set with for example a GGW diode and a 405nm coated lens that should give you 200+ mW maybe even 250mW im not to sure about that though.

wel hope that helped and gratz on your build:yh: and keep on reading this forum it has awesome info about lasers!
 
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lol yes it does sting quite a bit, and slightly burns things :D. That's a hell of allot of power for just the lens :) wow! Kind of pricey though... Maybe I'll wait until I have the cash to build another one.

Actually I was thinking of building a red laser this time, I heard there much more powerful and a bit cheaper to build. I really want something to light cigars and paper etc... What do you think?

Thanks :) yeah this was a fun and quick build... Having fun
 
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wel to build a 200mW+ red is cheap but you could also buy a red Dilda from DX or other shops for around 30-35$ BUT the red wil only burn dark object like black paper and such (wont sting your skin atleast it doesnt sting my skin)a blu-ray laser can even burn light objects, this all has to do with wavelenghts you can find more info about that on the forum

always search and read this forum before you make a choice and go buy stuff.
 
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you wouldn't guess what happened. I went to re-solder the joints and i accidentally broke the driver :( guess I'm off to buy another. Previously I had them powered at 115mA should I go a bit higher? I just don't want to worry about it dieing on my so fast.
 
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went and placed an order for two more diodes with the housing and two Micro FlexDrive's at 120mA... :bowdown:
 
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aw sorry to hear that, how did you break it? :(

120mA sounds fine to, every diode is different tho some might die @ 110 and some maybe @ 150 but 120 seems to be a magic number for those PHR's

and see it like this you have to solder the new drivers and diodes so you also get a little more experience from it and thats always good :yh:
 
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I think it was mainly the heat, the soldering iron I was using was old, but like you said its all a learning experience, kind of a pricey experience :D whatever its just money.

Can't wait to try them out at that mA... Will that dramatically improve the power on the unit? Maybe 10-15%???

Do you have a link to those lenses you were talking about? The ones with the special coating.
 
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Thank you so much for all the info ;) really appreciate it. Guess I'll pick up one of those lens kits as soon as my drivers arrive.
 
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