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Mini-review 50mW Green module from Fasttech
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Just got mine in it measure 115mw 
thanks for posting this review!
thanks for posting this review!
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Made some pictures gotta love green:
I love the nice dot and thin beam of this one
gotta love green:
I love the nice dot and thin beam of this one
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These modules are easy to put in penlasers or standard 12mm heatsinks.
100mW green is very bright. We don't need multiwatt lasers for brightness.
That is amazing. :drool:
100mW green is very bright. We don't need multiwatt lasers for brightness.
Just got mine in it measure 115mw
That is amazing. :drool:
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The part I like the most Is that I measured it with an IR pass filter and only got 6mw ! I will retest again tonight though to confirm.
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I went ahead and got 3 of these. I needed a good laser for my side arm right?
(attached if your interested, not near finished)
I had a question though. On the over spec modueles, are people adjusting them up to a higher level witch they deem stable, or are they just arriving that way from factory?
(attached if your interested, not near finished)
I had a question though. On the over spec modueles, are people adjusting them up to a higher level witch they deem stable, or are they just arriving that way from factory?
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I got my order of 5 today and here is what I found out with them.
...start up...30 seconds later...after pot mod.
1...89...............75.....................80mW
2...59...............60.....................91mW
3...75...............83.....................59mW :cryyy:
4...69...............92.....................110mW
5...63...............83.....................90mW
The pot was adjusted to increase the current draw by an average of 60 ma.
Nothing I did could bring No#3 above 59mW after the current was turned up once. all readings are mili watts.
...start up...30 seconds later...after pot mod.
1...89...............75.....................80mW
2...59...............60.....................91mW
3...75...............83.....................59mW :cryyy:
4...69...............92.....................110mW
5...63...............83.....................90mW
The pot was adjusted to increase the current draw by an average of 60 ma.
Nothing I did could bring No#3 above 59mW after the current was turned up once. all readings are mili watts.
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I got my laser built and now I just need to find an LPM for all three of my unmetered lasers lol.
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@ pyro: well that answered my question perfectly, nice little chart you made there
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I just got mine earlier today and am very pleased. No DOA and all are noticeably brighter than my tested 50mw greeny. I'll try and egg out a rough estimate later based on some temp readings i got off my thermocouple... but those will just be ballpark. The best one read over 30F higher than my 50mw though, so I know for sure it's overspec
(lowest read 19F higher)
I only use Fahrenheit due to the better resolution on my thermocouple, FYI.
I was wondering though, is there some sort of cheap cap that will screw onto the end of these modules? or is that a custom job?
(lowest read 19F higher)
I only use Fahrenheit due to the better resolution on my thermocouple, FYI.
I was wondering though, is there some sort of cheap cap that will screw onto the end of these modules? or is that a custom job?
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custom job, used a sanded aixiz module head backwards and sanded the threads on the green, looks pretty sweet.
I fit mine in a E3 which has the screw on cap to hide WL incompetence (Luckily it hid mine as well :crackup: )
Has anyone received any of these underspec? All 5 i've ordered so far seem to out-do each other.
I fit mine in a E3 which has the screw on cap to hide WL incompetence (Luckily it hid mine as well :crackup: )
Has anyone received any of these underspec? All 5 i've ordered so far seem to out-do each other.
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The 50mW green module from Fasttech have a good overspec ratio. Almost every module is outputting significantly higher than 50mW.
I haven't heard much about underspec or dead modules. Hopefully Fasttech has a large stock of these green modules. A new batch could be worse.
I haven't heard much about underspec or dead modules. Hopefully Fasttech has a large stock of these green modules. A new batch could be worse.
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Alright, I finished my build first build with this module (of the 3 I have)
The optics spread the beam to about 1/2'' (12mm) over a distance of about 30 feet, down my hallway.
It popped some black balloons at close range though, scared me a bit, wasnt expecting it :scared:
Well here are a few pics, no smoke or anything, just my room. I'm really liking these
The build was in the shell of an overspec 5mw ebay pen... that I broke
some JB weld and a little sharpie to make the front nice.
Beam shots on my garbage camera, in the light, attached below.
The optics spread the beam to about 1/2'' (12mm) over a distance of about 30 feet, down my hallway.
It popped some black balloons at close range though, scared me a bit, wasnt expecting it :scared:
Well here are a few pics, no smoke or anything, just my room. I'm really liking these
The build was in the shell of an overspec 5mw ebay pen... that I broke
some JB weld and a little sharpie to make the front nice.
Beam shots on my garbage camera, in the light, attached below.
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So what component would one heat sink on the driver to avoid over heating?
Also I made this. (I was really tired when I made the video)
All I did was short the switch, solder a spring on the negative contact point, desolder the positive, and add a spring with two solder blobs to bridge the gap for the positive.
I probably could have been easier but I got it working
Also I made this. (I was really tired when I made the video)
All I did was short the switch, solder a spring on the negative contact point, desolder the positive, and add a spring with two solder blobs to bridge the gap for the positive.
I probably could have been easier but I got it working
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Usually it is the large IC in the driver but this case it would be better to heatsink the brass module. Green DPSS laser are very susceptible on temperature.
