letzrok
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I think this is as good a place as any to post this.
This is actually the third laser I have built but the second one was pretty ugly so I took it apart and started fresh with this host. My first build is in the welcome section (also not a beauty queen).
I got this host in a package of three flashlights at Home Depot on sale for $10. The package had two lights like this and a really cool third one with a glow in the dark wrapping. I used another module bought from daguin to complete this. I am getting better at soldering now after having to solder this module up in two hosts now. Also ended up putting a new positive wire on the driver and removed the negative wire. I also desoldered the leds from the board in the host and attached the positive lead from module to the board. That original circuit board is pressed into the back of my heatsink and that assembly is pressed into the head of the host. The heatsink I used was the third one I built for this. I wanted to get the whole assembly back into the head so only the focus ring stuck out but I could not create enough space.
Thanks
Clayton
This is actually the third laser I have built but the second one was pretty ugly so I took it apart and started fresh with this host. My first build is in the welcome section (also not a beauty queen).
I got this host in a package of three flashlights at Home Depot on sale for $10. The package had two lights like this and a really cool third one with a glow in the dark wrapping. I used another module bought from daguin to complete this. I am getting better at soldering now after having to solder this module up in two hosts now. Also ended up putting a new positive wire on the driver and removed the negative wire. I also desoldered the leds from the board in the host and attached the positive lead from module to the board. That original circuit board is pressed into the back of my heatsink and that assembly is pressed into the head of the host. The heatsink I used was the third one I built for this. I wanted to get the whole assembly back into the head so only the focus ring stuck out but I could not create enough space.
Thanks
Clayton