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TO CLEAR ANY CONFUSION, MY "KITS" INCLUDE A FLASHLIGHT BODY, AND ALUMINUM PARTS. NOTHING MORE. NO ELECTRONICS, NO DIODES, NO MODULES, NO LASERS. PERIOD.
This is the new kit I finished today. I guess this can also be considered a tutorial of sorts. Because everything has to fit together perfectly, I had to make it into a working laser to be sure all the parts worked correctly and that it focused properly.
This kit uses 1x18650 battery and is intended as a 1w 445nm host.
What makes this kit so special is the fact that the entire head spins to focus the laser!!!
Pictures and narrative!
This is my 1w 445nm diode. I attached silicone wire leads from Flaminpyro. These are almost required as you'll have to mash everything together at the end, and need flexible wires!
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It gets dirty when you use a soldering iron tip to shrink the tubes
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This is the heat sink next to the module. The lip at the top will slide into the stock "pill" from the host and they will be glued together. This host has 1 set screw to hold your module in place.
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Here it is with the module inserted and locked down with the set screw.
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This is the stock pill that held the original flashlight driver and LED. I drilled a hole above the thread for the negative input wire from the microdrive. The wire will be fed out and be squished between the pill and the host.
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This is the stock driver stripped of it's components. The positive input wire from the microdrive will be soldered to that center golden hole to make contact with the 18650 positive terminal. Ignore the comment about the side of it...i wasn't thinking and that won't even be used.
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This is the side that makes contact with the 18650 battery. The spring will ensure even the flat top 18650 batteries will work.
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Here is the focus ring. The top of it is what you will see when you look at the top of your laser.
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This is the bottom side of the focus ring. As you can see, it's beautiful and threaded to fit an aixiz lens (Also works with jayrob's g-1 lens)
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Here it is again with the lens screwed in....
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Here we have the microdrive with leads attached to the diode. Silicone wires are awesome!!
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Next we feed the wires into the stock pill. The negative wire comes out the hole i drilled in the side. The positive is fed through through to the other side.
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Then i realized i should cover the driver with some electrical tape to be safe...
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Okay with the driver taped and the leads fed through the stock pill, we slide the heat sink and pill together.
This is the point where you put some glue on the lip of the heat sink and glue them together. Preferably arctic silver thermal glue. I only had epoxy on hand though..... so i used epoxy...
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Once your glue dries, Strip the negative wire and cut it so that there is just a little bit of exposed wire coming out of the side hole. Then trim and solder the positive wire to the PCB board. Press the board into place.....
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Screw the pill into the host. The exposed negative wire will get pinched between the host body and the pill, giving you your negative input. This is just to make sure your laser functions......
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I also scraped the top of the host body to ensure we get a good connection to the negative wire.
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Then put it all together!!! But i'll save that part for the Videos below!!
Videos!!!!!!
Video of the laser in action!!!! Assembly is in the next video...
This is the kit being assembled once your pill is done!!!
This laser is probably the coolest i've ever handled. you've got to admit the focusing head is awesome!
This kit is going to be available for $30 shipped very soon.
"KIT" means a flashlight body, a heat sink and a focus ring in this case.
I was hoping to offer it at a lower price but this kit is very time consuming. Maybe once i get a rhythm for it i can offer them for lower, who knows.
Luckily my source of these hosts ships from the USA so shipping time is only 3 or 4 days instead of months like DX.
I'm trying to do some pre-orders to get these available to everyone quicker.
If your interested in one, visit the link below.
http://laserpointerforums.com/f39/pre-order-new-445nm-kit-56236.html
This is the new kit I finished today. I guess this can also be considered a tutorial of sorts. Because everything has to fit together perfectly, I had to make it into a working laser to be sure all the parts worked correctly and that it focused properly.
This kit uses 1x18650 battery and is intended as a 1w 445nm host.
What makes this kit so special is the fact that the entire head spins to focus the laser!!!
Pictures and narrative!
This is my 1w 445nm diode. I attached silicone wire leads from Flaminpyro. These are almost required as you'll have to mash everything together at the end, and need flexible wires!
-
It gets dirty when you use a soldering iron tip to shrink the tubes
-
This is the heat sink next to the module. The lip at the top will slide into the stock "pill" from the host and they will be glued together. This host has 1 set screw to hold your module in place.
-
Here it is with the module inserted and locked down with the set screw.
-
This is the stock pill that held the original flashlight driver and LED. I drilled a hole above the thread for the negative input wire from the microdrive. The wire will be fed out and be squished between the pill and the host.
-
This is the stock driver stripped of it's components. The positive input wire from the microdrive will be soldered to that center golden hole to make contact with the 18650 positive terminal. Ignore the comment about the side of it...i wasn't thinking and that won't even be used.
-
This is the side that makes contact with the 18650 battery. The spring will ensure even the flat top 18650 batteries will work.
-
Here is the focus ring. The top of it is what you will see when you look at the top of your laser.
-
This is the bottom side of the focus ring. As you can see, it's beautiful and threaded to fit an aixiz lens (Also works with jayrob's g-1 lens)
-
Here it is again with the lens screwed in....
-
Here we have the microdrive with leads attached to the diode. Silicone wires are awesome!!
-
Next we feed the wires into the stock pill. The negative wire comes out the hole i drilled in the side. The positive is fed through through to the other side.
-
Then i realized i should cover the driver with some electrical tape to be safe...
-
Okay with the driver taped and the leads fed through the stock pill, we slide the heat sink and pill together.
This is the point where you put some glue on the lip of the heat sink and glue them together. Preferably arctic silver thermal glue. I only had epoxy on hand though..... so i used epoxy...
-
-
Once your glue dries, Strip the negative wire and cut it so that there is just a little bit of exposed wire coming out of the side hole. Then trim and solder the positive wire to the PCB board. Press the board into place.....
-
Screw the pill into the host. The exposed negative wire will get pinched between the host body and the pill, giving you your negative input. This is just to make sure your laser functions......
-
I also scraped the top of the host body to ensure we get a good connection to the negative wire.
-
Then put it all together!!! But i'll save that part for the Videos below!!
Videos!!!!!!
Video of the laser in action!!!! Assembly is in the next video...
This is the kit being assembled once your pill is done!!!
This laser is probably the coolest i've ever handled. you've got to admit the focusing head is awesome!
This kit is going to be available for $30 shipped very soon.
"KIT" means a flashlight body, a heat sink and a focus ring in this case.
I was hoping to offer it at a lower price but this kit is very time consuming. Maybe once i get a rhythm for it i can offer them for lower, who knows.
Luckily my source of these hosts ships from the USA so shipping time is only 3 or 4 days instead of months like DX.
I'm trying to do some pre-orders to get these available to everyone quicker.
If your interested in one, visit the link below.
http://laserpointerforums.com/f39/pre-order-new-445nm-kit-56236.html
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