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Hi everyone,
So....here's a little purchase/build thread with the Osram PLT5-488 laser i purchased from evans965.
First up, I hesitated at this sale due to the fact the diode has been decanned, i thought who would decan a $1500usd diode. Yes evans965 paid the full price for this diode a year ago, he was kind enough to send me the invoice from his supplier.
The diode originally was built into a Jayrob C2 kit.
Not really what i wanted. :thinking:
The diode was pressed into a 12mm copper module, but it couldn't be removed as it was epoxied into the Jayrob C2 Aluminium heatsink.
Now things got interesting......to my surprise, evans965 offered to de-press this decanned $1500 diode into a new 12mm copper module, and said if he fails then its on him. I hadn't even made a deposit.
op:
I agreed, and lo and behold i woke up in the morning to see a few pictures he had sent through of the newly pressed Osram PLT5-488 diode in a new 12mm copper module, flexdrive V5 attached and with a G2 lens. :bowdown:
I sent through part 1/2 payments to evans965, and agreed 2/2 would be sent when i received the module and tested it for operation and color.aypal:
Now.....the package was on its way, but for unknown reasons, took a long detour to who knows where and only after 2 weeks did the tracking finally show it was in Germany. Everyday my doubts grew on this transaction, but staying positive deemed important and it was the right decision.
The package arrived
, and i set forth building it into a 22mm 510 Adapter, which for me is the perfect setup, but ill be creating another thread soon on this topic 
Finishing up, i was surprised with the 130mw output as the flexdrive is set at 150mA, not sure the mA is accurate though. Its an unreal wavelength, alot bluer than my 495, and quite alot more cyan than my 475. There's not a chance of seeing any box effects in the output as its an Osram diode, so im very happy with the clean round dot using the G2 lens
Huge thanks to the amazing effort of evans965. +rep 1000 :thanks: :topic:
To the pics.......... :beer:
And continued.....v
So....here's a little purchase/build thread with the Osram PLT5-488 laser i purchased from evans965.
First up, I hesitated at this sale due to the fact the diode has been decanned, i thought who would decan a $1500usd diode. Yes evans965 paid the full price for this diode a year ago, he was kind enough to send me the invoice from his supplier.
The diode originally was built into a Jayrob C2 kit.
Not really what i wanted. :thinking:
The diode was pressed into a 12mm copper module, but it couldn't be removed as it was epoxied into the Jayrob C2 Aluminium heatsink.
Now things got interesting......to my surprise, evans965 offered to de-press this decanned $1500 diode into a new 12mm copper module, and said if he fails then its on him. I hadn't even made a deposit.
op:I agreed, and lo and behold i woke up in the morning to see a few pictures he had sent through of the newly pressed Osram PLT5-488 diode in a new 12mm copper module, flexdrive V5 attached and with a G2 lens. :bowdown:
I sent through part 1/2 payments to evans965, and agreed 2/2 would be sent when i received the module and tested it for operation and color.
aypal:Now.....the package was on its way, but for unknown reasons, took a long detour to who knows where and only after 2 weeks did the tracking finally show it was in Germany. Everyday my doubts grew on this transaction, but staying positive deemed important and it was the right decision.
The package arrived
, and i set forth building it into a 22mm 510 Adapter, which for me is the perfect setup, but ill be creating another thread soon on this topic Finishing up, i was surprised with the 130mw output as the flexdrive is set at 150mA, not sure the mA is accurate though. Its an unreal wavelength, alot bluer than my 495, and quite alot more cyan than my 475. There's not a chance of seeing any box effects in the output as its an Osram diode, so im very happy with the clean round dot using the G2 lens
Huge thanks to the amazing effort of evans965. +rep 1000 :thanks: :topic:
To the pics.......... :beer:
And continued.....v
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