The kipkay Report

Phillipex said:

I haven't touched the maglite it still works.

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Good, it is a nice expensive light.

Anyhow, look up Cree C6 DIY housing on DX, get some Aixiz modules
You can get modules from HTZ also, called Sure modules, same thing,

Basic components for DDL driver (3.3 ohm resistor for 380 mA current for LOC diode, LM317 reg, capacitor on uF range),

and you are good to go!
BTW, that is sure not a DVD burner sled, not one is plastic, as diodes produce a lot of heat.

Get LPC-815 sled from HTZ also, LOC diode in there will survive over 0.5 A, giving it a neat 380 mA will be excellent for first build,
And lastly, get a heatsink made here by a member, it will make you laser lase longer and live longer.

Do you know if any one of those parts are lasers? Or something near that i can use.

Phillipex said:

Do you know if any one of those parts are lasers? Or something near that i can use.

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You mean, can be used in DIY laser burner?

Nope, sorry.
If by any chance the sled IS from DVD burner (which I really think is not), you will get a SCC laser diode, those should not be driven near 300mA and are good up to 200mW AT BEST.

Which means, around 150mW of good diode life after lens.
So basically, a waste of Aixiz/Sure housing.

OH shit, I just read your OP again,
Did you disassemble Xbox 360?! Or what is '360' in the original post?
If you disassembled your gaming console, I am aftraid you have done terrible damage.

In the gaming console itself, there are no usable diodes what so ever. Only a <5 mW red diode and <5 mW IR diode used for DVDs and CDs respectively.
The part we use is HD-DVD addon drive which's sled is named PHR-803T and contains a 'reader' bluray diode, which can for some reason be pushed up to 120 mA and produce over 100mW of violet light.

Tell you what, instead of destroying uknown stuff, just buy sleds from HighTechDealz, Modwerx, or Stonetek here, and you will get the job done:
www.hightechdealz.com
modwerx.com
stonetek.org

It will cost you much less money, time and frustration.

Adding to the "bash kipkay" thread, did anyone see the fake video he did about 6v lantern battteries that "supposedly" contain 32 AA batteries! I LOLed! A standard eveready 6V bttery contains four very large cells tack-welded together with metal strips.

I harvest those to salvage the zinc casings, the Manganese dioxide (the black stuff) and the neat carbon rod that is just perfect to be used as electrodes for electrolysis.

In the kipkay video, you clearly see when he pauses the video to switch the content of the cell to a handful of 1.5v unwrapped batteries that for some reason are not connected in any way to each other... I never understood the "why" of that video exactly, why waste people's time into thinking that they have found a source of 1.5v batteries? Even NurdRage mentions Kipkay's scam in this video: YouTube - Get Zinc, Carbon Electrodes and MnO2 from a Lantern Battery

I tried to find the Kipkay video but it's nowhere to be found. Guess he's been called on this one too many times... Truly mind-boggling though. :O

Robert

Robert

Eudaimonium said:

get some Aixiz modules... called Sure modules, same thing

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aixiz and sure modules are not the same. they are both 12mm in diameter but the sure modules are shorter. you cant fit a rkcstr driver in sure modules..

ndrew2505 said:

aixiz and sure modules are not the same. they are both 12mm in diameter but the sure modules are shorter. you cant fit a rkcstr driver in sure modules..

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I was actually referring to the diode installation procedure, lens thread and general usability,
Aixiz makes their own modules,
Sure makes their own modules,
Which are both very much alike.

I didn't know about the rkcstr as I never saw one of those. All I know is that it is based on LM1117 chip that I use, and I taylor my driver PCBs to needs of current host or module design I am using.
Sorry about that.

Eudaimonium said:

I was actually referring to the diode installation procedure, lens thread and general usability,
Aixiz makes their own modules,
Sure makes their own modules,
Which are both very much alike.

I didn't know about the rkcstr as I never saw one of those. All I know is that it is based on LM1117 chip that I use, and I taylor my driver PCBs to needs of current host or module design I am using.
Sorry about that.

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http://laserpointerforums.com/f52/sure-electronics-5mw-650nm-laser-module-38147.html

In addition to the review at the link above, the threading for the lens nut is also different. In the aiXiz the threading goes all the way to the bottom of the module. In the Sure, the threading does NOT go all the way down. This is a problem with the new "high efficiency" lenses which must be adjusted very close to the diode.

Finally, I don't think either aiXiz or Sure actually make the modules.

Peace,
dave

daguin said:

http://laserpointerforums.com/f52/sure-electronics-5mw-650nm-laser-module-38147.html

In addition to the review at the link above, the threading for the lens nut is also different. In the aiXiz the threading goes all the way to the bottom of the module. In the Sure, the threading does NOT go all the way down. This is a problem with the new "high efficiency" lenses which must be adjusted very close to the diode.

Finally, I don't think either aiXiz or Sure actually make the modules.

Peace,
dave

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Well, Kendall mentiones that they thread further than Aixiz and are suitable for installation of Bluray diodes in there, so you can focus them normally while still having the focusing ring fully threaded on the lens.

The thread is still 9x0.5mm M9? I mean, lenses are interchangeable?

BTW, why do you type capital X, while actually it is AixiZ ? Just being picky!

Eudaimonium said:

Well, Kendall mentiones that they thread further than Aixiz and are suitable for installation of Bluray diodes in there, so you can focus them normally while still having the focusing ring fully threaded on the lens.

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This info is backward. The aiXiz is fully threaded and the Sure is partially threaded. This is only a problem with lenses with a short focal distance

Eudaimonium said:

The thread is still 9x0.5mm M9? I mean, lenses are interchangeable?

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The thread pitch and diameter are the same. The depth/length(?) of the threading is different. Jayrob has to lathe off the bottom section of threading on the lens nut to allow the High efficiency lenses to get close enough to the diode in a Sure module

Eudaimonium said:

BTW, why do you type capital X, while actually it is AixiZ ? Just being picky!

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It is a small, personal protest against their silly capitalization schema

Peace,
dave

daguin said:

This info is backward. The aiXiz is fully threaded and the Sure is partially threaded. This is only a problem with lenses with a short focal distance



The thread pitch and diameter are the same. The depth/length(?) of the threading is different. Jayrob has to lathe off the bottom section of threading on the lens nut to allow the High efficiency lenses to get close enough to the diode in a Sure module



It is a small, personal protest against their silly capitalization schema

Peace,
dave

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So Kendall posted wrong info on his website?!
DAMN!

But without focusing ring, they can still serve well with blurays as Aixiz (plastic lens on both)?

Because I am all out of housings and I can't buy 10pack bulk now, so I will pick up some Sures from Kendall.
They can focus a bluray with plastic lens, can they?
If they cannot...
Perhaps I need to save up for 10pack aixiz.

Bad news anyhow... I was under the impression they were better than Aixiz.

Oh, about capitals: :crackup: LOL

roddenberry said:

Even NurdRage mentions Kipkay's scam in this video: YouTube - Get Zinc, Carbon Electrodes and MnO2 from a Lantern Battery

I tried to find the Kipkay video but it's nowhere to be found. Guess he's been called on this one too many times... Truly mind-boggling though. :O

Robert

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Didn't know he blatantly lied about the AA batteries in a Video...

BTW... it seems the NurdRage guy is disguising his high pitched teen
aged voice... :crackup::crackup:


@ Eud... why don't you let him know when you place your order...

So Kendall posted wrong info on his website?!
DAMN!

I will pick up some Sures from Kendall.

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Jerry

Eudaimonium said:

So Kendall posted wrong info on his website?!
DAMN!

But without focusing ring, they can still serve well with blurays as Aixiz (plastic lens on both)?

Because I am all out of housings and I can't buy 10pack bulk now, so I will pick up some Sures from Kendall.
They can focus a bluray with plastic lens, can they?
If they cannot...
Perhaps I need to save up for 10pack aixiz.

Bad news anyhow... I was under the impression they were better than Aixiz.

Oh, about capitals: :crackup: LOL

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The Sure module works fine *IF* you are using a "stock" lens AND the diode is fully pressed into the module. As I said, they are really only a problem for people using one of the high efficiency lenses and/or wanting to place the Rkcstr driver inside the module.

Peace,
dave

daguin said:

The Sure module works fine *IF* you are using a "stock" lens AND the diode is fully pressed into the module. As I said, they are really only a problem for people using one of the high efficiency lenses and/or wanting to place the Rkcstr driver inside the module.

Peace,
dave

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Well that is good then, I will pick up some Sure modules soon from Kendall then as I see no problems.

As in full press you mean, deeper than flush with the module?
I'll have to improvise something then.

But generaly no problem.
BTW, how are their stock plastic lenses compared to Aixiz's?

Eudaimonium said:

Well that is good then, I will pick up some Sure modules soon from Kendall then as I see no problems.

As in full press you mean, deeper than flush with the module?
I'll have to improvise something then.

But generaly no problem.
BTW, how are their stock plastic lenses compared to Aixiz's?

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Yes. The diode should be pressed so that it is fully seated against the pocket.

They used to use the same supplier for their lenses. However, the last couple of shipments of modules I have gotten from aiXiz have had lenses that have the rear aperture fully open. I do not know if Sure is also using these new lenes. I haven't bought any Sure modules for a while

Peace,
dave

daguin said:

Yes. The diode should be pressed so that it is fully seated against the pocket.

They used to use the same supplier for their lenses. However, the last couple of shipments of modules I have gotten from aiXiz have had lenses that have the rear aperture fully open. I do not know if Sure is also using these new lenes. I haven't bought any Sure modules for a while

Peace,
dave

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When I do, I'll let you know.

BTW, Nice to see Aixiz finalyl got their plastic lenses straight.
Making small 1mm hole on plastic holder of the lens was a bit of a *fail*.

Eudaimonium said:

When I do, I'll let you know.

BTW, Nice to see Aixiz finalyl got their plastic lenses straight.
Making small 1mm hole on plastic holder of the lens was a bit of a *fail*.

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The small aperture makes the beam look "rounder." People liked that more than they liked a higher output.

Please do post about the lens aperture when you get them.

Peace,
dave