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jayrob
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Tutorial: Build Tips - 7 Color Laser Using The White Fusion Kit... from sightfx!
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BeamDump
BeamDump
jayrob
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Tutorial: 12X Star Trek Phaser Mod!
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BeamDump
BeamDump
ARG
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Reference Guide: How to Combine Lasers
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paul1598419
paul1598419
RyanElectro
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Need Help in Soldering? For Beginners - Solder & Flux 101
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Seoul_lasers
Seoul_lasers
DTR
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DTR's Reviews/Tutorials/Modifications Compilation
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Anthony P
Anthony P
jayrob
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jayrob Projects and Tutorials Listed Here!
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Trevor
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Luminosity Data Logger - Releases, Updates, and Build Notes
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ARG
ARG
chipdouglas
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Pot modding FAQ's
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Dubwoofer
Dubwoofer
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Signal Questions
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aluminumsink
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I need help taking apart a cni laser pointer.
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203
Sowee7
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Help? Diode keeps frying but only in the host.
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120
farbe2
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Question about IR laser
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Sowee7
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DB8088
Help with blown lasers
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210
Lifetime17
Lifetime17
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Laser keylock switch started spinning and laser quit working.... 7 watt 450nm laser
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277
hakzaw1
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DIY Laser projector guide?
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309
Pyper
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laser burnout problems
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199
WizardG
WizardG
SmurfTacular
Harvesting a laser diode from a laser printer?
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hakzaw1
hakzaw1
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532nm Weird Output. (Help?)
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263
hakzaw1
hakzaw1
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Help - Designing for minimal divergence of low power NIR laser
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705
LSRFAQ
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Sanwu lasers HELP
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cam3roon2k41999
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Help - My First Build - Laser Cigarette Lighter
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FireMyLaser
FireMyLaser
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Beginner Project Help: 488nm laser pointer
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Lifetime17
Lifetime17
ciscoyao715
Rebuild a Wicked Lasers Arctic - Will Pay Top Dollar!
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Cyparagon
Cyparagon
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PL-E Mini fell from table
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520
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Flash paper, Matches and lasers
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gazer101
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405nm JBL4306 Laser Suddenly Dim
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286
hakzaw1
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Understanding drivers and lenses
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tony23
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I need help guys in building a remote controlled IR laser
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Milev
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Assembly help, housings etc.
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Lifetime17
Lifetime17
teejammer
What to do with the "case pin" on a laser diode?
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264
teejammer
teejammer
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Wanting to upgrade ortur 20w to a M140 445nm
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NerdyCraftsmith
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1.8A driver not working
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560
Wakrah
Wakrah
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Video to ILDA - LaserCam
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OrvilleRobinson
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DIY laser label strap
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bulukaki
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Beginner Help Please
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Encap
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Will this book help for pulsing laser: "Powering Laser Diode Systems - Grigoriy A. Trestman"
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rajhlinux
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Help - My First Build
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374
Encap
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help: highest current to run NUBM44-V2 without heatsink
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636
gazer101
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Mhadi
WL S3 Arctic (new version) scratch on the collimator lens
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387
Unown (WILD)
Unown (WILD)
Gatrezal
Solder or super glue ?
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BeamDump
BeamDump
Emerekt the JankLord
help; need alternative for lm317/amc7135 based drivers
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BeamDump
BeamDump
Gatrezal
How to mount odd size module ?
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639
Cyparagon
Cyparagon
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Styropyros newest video, anyone beaten it/ have an idea?
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Alaskan
Alaskan
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m25 Universal Laser Systems
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gazer101
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MurphyMurph
DIY Project Box Enclosure Build
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341
MurphyMurph
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Need help building a 450nm 5 watt laser
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NAGISA-FURUKAWA
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HELP with PLS6.150D
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cizin91
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Is it possible to make a small powerful red lazer like maybe one watt diode, im trying to make a real life phaser from next generation star trek
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Unown (WILD)
Unown (WILD)
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Need advice - Need laser to burn top of trees (a bit geeky)
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Alaskan
Alaskan
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Help finding focusing lens for a Gatling host?
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gazer101
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Driving a pre-made module from DTR's Laser shop?
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565
Who_What?
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TSJim
Requesting Help to Fix this Damaged Green Laser PCB...
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TSJim
TSJim
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Possible to get everything needed to build a 455/465nm 1-3w laser in a week?
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399
hakzaw1
hakzaw1
Roger Andrade
HELP!!!! Build a new laser from 501B
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Lifetime17
Lifetime17
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Finely focusing a handheld laser (NUBM08)
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Zerosage
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Burnt new 30w Neje board driver..
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solobeam
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Laser for Street Lights
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Unown (WILD)
Unown (WILD)
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Sanwu Pocket 488nm damaged lense
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BlueQ
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Simonas
Repair of a partially dead LD
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kecked
kecked
Jim H
Bad push button
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Jim H
Jim H
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Advice on part selection for 3w 808nm custom setup
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gazer101
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Diode Housing Heat Dissipation
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Alaskan
Alaskan
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604 nm artifact with 532nm dpss lasers
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911
kecked
kecked
Bristol
New Host Build (Parts Needed)
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5
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488
Bristol
Bristol
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Dragon Laser Viper Series
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Cyparagon
Cyparagon
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New Sanwu 7500mW 445 nm Striker Not Working
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ptalar
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Project for beginner
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huxleymann
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LeroyLaserkins
New Sanwu 304 green laser not working (solved)
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LeroyLaserkins
LeroyLaserkins
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Faulty Laser Diode? Or did I fry it...
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pupper42
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405nm Laser Build Question
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lavachemist
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Member: LIFETIME17 fixed my laser!
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gazer101
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white rgb lab laser analog modulation and heat sink help
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conceptcar3
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Wicked Laser fuzzy blob
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Snecho
Snecho
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blue laser circuit
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abo badr
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MonotonousDiode
First laser build, help needed: Green 10mW 532nm
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hakzaw1
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DIY TTL driver
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hakzaw1
hakzaw1
Petersoft
Building 532nm dpss laser
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hakzaw1
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Asking for help building a visual fault locator-like tool.
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gazer101
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Jetlaser PL-E Pro beam adjustment
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hakzaw1
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Can I solder a laser diode directly to a PCB?
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absolute
absolute
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Banggood 405nm Laser Diode Replacement
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Galactus
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Laser diode replacement (I think) 450nm 2.5w cnc laser
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Cyparagon
Cyparagon
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Need help with Survival Laser lll
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Saint83
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I want to do my first build but one thing eludes me.
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Snecho
Snecho
bobhaha
How to make a selectable Dummy Load - VERY in depth
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paul1598419
paul1598419
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how to clean laser diode??
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Snecho
Snecho
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First laser(s) build ever!
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bertha
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Need Help : Service Manual for Uniphase 2111-30 Power supply
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616
Cyparagon
Cyparagon
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Laser Beam coming out at angle
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Lifetime17
Lifetime17
Blarg King
taking apart an old WL Fusion?
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636
Cyparagon
Cyparagon
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Replacing a laser on a module
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3
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Lifetime17
Lifetime17
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DIY Laser won't burn anything
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dragonsking
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Casio XJ-A141 should I repair or repurpose?
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Eddie H
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JaiNobeZ
Dropped laser. Now not working. Help?
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diachi
diachi
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Lasers extract from laptop DVD burner
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D3R1CK84
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thebouljello
High Level Heatsink Design
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thebouljello
thebouljello
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Does anybody know why my laser suddenly started changing shapes??? And how to fix it??? EDIT: I pulled off cap today and I don't know what to do next.
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Dragon Slayer
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Jaxson Smit
2 watt laser from scratch parts
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Lifetime17
Lifetime17
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Noob looking for knowledge/help
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CRX
CRX
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Equivalent or close enough alternatives to the LM317 IC
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Lifetime17
Lifetime17
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Advice for an Experiment
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512
Cyparagon
Cyparagon
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Looking for compatable laser housing?
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717
Lifetime17
Lifetime17
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what do i need to fiber couple a 808/810nm 10mw cw laser?
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typhoid
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Diode damage??
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911
Cyparagon
Cyparagon
Chezyy
Starting a project - Help with choosing laser needed
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Alaskan
Alaskan
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Would this as a first project be a bad idea?
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lasersbee
lasersbee
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I want to build my first laser, is this video a good start?
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paul1598419
paul1598419
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Low-power cyan laser integrated into laser presenter
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618
ZRaffleticket
ZRaffleticket
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