to start things off, I am fully aware that the title of this thread makes no sense.
anyway, i just finished my first 445, and i've been pretty ecstatic to put it bluntly. i think its about 1.6W, but I don't own an LPM, sorry. much thanks to ehgemus, Dr. Lava, dieselmarine, and the rest of the forum! heres the specs-
diode- A-140 from dieselmarine, came in great packaging without a scratch
lens- 405-445 from aixiz
host- beautiful direct press from ehgemus
battery- 18650 2400mAh
driver- flexdrive set to 1500mA, heatsinked with DTR's coin mod
time for some pics-
the laser! with some safety glasses of course. they let in about 3mW, which is perfect for burning.
the front of the laser. i'm using a cut up GITD clicky cap as a dust cap. works... ok.
the beautiful end, showing the smoothness of the polished aluminum and the clicky
my battery-
turned on, with that GITD tail cap glistening in its flourescence
pure simplicity at the aperture. amazing how even with a 445-colored background the beam is still so visible.
same, from a different angle
pretty much throwing my camera's light balance WAY off... hehe
just... wow. gotta love this thing.
shining on some flourescent ribbon i found. and the beginnings of a turbine... and under that a u-shaped potato cannon... :san:
camera was still pretty thrown off by the brightness... but you can see how thin the beam is on the narrow side.
:drool:
the next few are some comparison shots with the infamous 405nm ebay pen, a "50mW" focalprice 2xAA greenie, and the masterpiece. i couldn't keep it on for long because it kept burning the walls ^.^ here's the points-
size comparison
so apparently 445 is purple and 532 is blueish, and 405 seems lonely and confused. yay for messed up color balance!
i assure you, 445nm does NOT look purple at all. just groovy and deep blue in the night sky.
P.S. so heres a funny story... on an unrelated issue, i was making a 200mW red for my friend out of some copper pipe, as i like doing it full DIY / i'm cheap and have a low budget. refer to picture: (notice how the button is IN the warning label- class right there.)
anyway, i found an aluminum ring and a brass washer that I thought would make a great focusing ring, as I had lost the plastic one that came with the aixiz module. my sleep deprived mind decided, "HEY! superglue would attach the lens and the 'focusing ring'!" and so I did, and proceeded to get superglue all over the threads. *note first mistake.* remembering that acetone is a solvent for superglue, I rubbed some on with a paper towel. it worked, but not fully. then another fantastic thought ran through my mind- "HEY! why don't I just soak the lens in acetone!" and so i did for around 10 minutes. I took it out and this is what I saw-
turns out acetone dissolves plastic too. the acrylic lens looks OK to me, but it's not exactly... useable... and was my only extra lens.
this brings me to a plea for help. does anyone have a stock aixiz lens that they discarded to use some upgrade??? due to some recent fraud from some guy who apparently likes spending hundreds of dollars at nutrition stores, I am out of means of buying anything online for the moment, plus I don't feel like spending $4 for just the lens. i'd be willing to trade some small stuff- the lenses from an LPC-815 sled, slightly cracked, one lens from an A-140 projector, a picture of a turtle named steve, an all-purpose crime-solving magic McGyver device posing as a simple office paperclip, some camera flash capacitors (80-160uF, 330V), an aformentioned charging circuit, a big thank-you, etc. I'd like to keep it small and envelope-compatible and within the US, but any help would be MUCH APPRECIATED!!!!!!!
thanks for reading!
anyway, i just finished my first 445, and i've been pretty ecstatic to put it bluntly. i think its about 1.6W, but I don't own an LPM, sorry. much thanks to ehgemus, Dr. Lava, dieselmarine, and the rest of the forum! heres the specs-
diode- A-140 from dieselmarine, came in great packaging without a scratch
lens- 405-445 from aixiz
host- beautiful direct press from ehgemus
battery- 18650 2400mAh
driver- flexdrive set to 1500mA, heatsinked with DTR's coin mod
time for some pics-
the laser! with some safety glasses of course. they let in about 3mW, which is perfect for burning.
the front of the laser. i'm using a cut up GITD clicky cap as a dust cap. works... ok.
the beautiful end, showing the smoothness of the polished aluminum and the clicky
my battery-
turned on, with that GITD tail cap glistening in its flourescence
pure simplicity at the aperture. amazing how even with a 445-colored background the beam is still so visible.
same, from a different angle
pretty much throwing my camera's light balance WAY off... hehe
just... wow. gotta love this thing.
shining on some flourescent ribbon i found. and the beginnings of a turbine... and under that a u-shaped potato cannon... :san:
camera was still pretty thrown off by the brightness... but you can see how thin the beam is on the narrow side.
:drool:
the next few are some comparison shots with the infamous 405nm ebay pen, a "50mW" focalprice 2xAA greenie, and the masterpiece. i couldn't keep it on for long because it kept burning the walls ^.^ here's the points-
size comparison
so apparently 445 is purple and 532 is blueish, and 405 seems lonely and confused. yay for messed up color balance!
i assure you, 445nm does NOT look purple at all. just groovy and deep blue in the night sky.
P.S. so heres a funny story... on an unrelated issue, i was making a 200mW red for my friend out of some copper pipe, as i like doing it full DIY / i'm cheap and have a low budget. refer to picture: (notice how the button is IN the warning label- class right there.)
anyway, i found an aluminum ring and a brass washer that I thought would make a great focusing ring, as I had lost the plastic one that came with the aixiz module. my sleep deprived mind decided, "HEY! superglue would attach the lens and the 'focusing ring'!" and so I did, and proceeded to get superglue all over the threads. *note first mistake.* remembering that acetone is a solvent for superglue, I rubbed some on with a paper towel. it worked, but not fully. then another fantastic thought ran through my mind- "HEY! why don't I just soak the lens in acetone!" and so i did for around 10 minutes. I took it out and this is what I saw-
turns out acetone dissolves plastic too. the acrylic lens looks OK to me, but it's not exactly... useable... and was my only extra lens.
this brings me to a plea for help. does anyone have a stock aixiz lens that they discarded to use some upgrade??? due to some recent fraud from some guy who apparently likes spending hundreds of dollars at nutrition stores, I am out of means of buying anything online for the moment, plus I don't feel like spending $4 for just the lens. i'd be willing to trade some small stuff- the lenses from an LPC-815 sled, slightly cracked, one lens from an A-140 projector, a picture of a turtle named steve, an all-purpose crime-solving magic McGyver device posing as a simple office paperclip, some camera flash capacitors (80-160uF, 330V), an aformentioned charging circuit, a big thank-you, etc. I'd like to keep it small and envelope-compatible and within the US, but any help would be MUCH APPRECIATED!!!!!!!
thanks for reading!
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