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Hey All,
It's been a while since I've posted on these forums. I've been inactive for a little. (Couple of years) Still enjoying the lasers that I have had all the time. I just got to a point in life where other things took financial priority. (You know, Marriage, house, etc etc lol)
I "left" not long after the 445nm diode from nichia came out and the "blue" laser was finally affordable. I built one and loved it (still do). But just about any other wavelength of blue at the time was way to expensive.
Well I just randomly decided to check the forums only to see that some of these wavelengths have become more affordable.
Looking at the Sanwu 488nm 55mW or 492nm 100mW. What would be the advantages/disadvantages?
I have been out of the "game" so long, I don't know anything about these diodes and what their pattern is like etc.
I really like these Sanwu and this cyan color wavelength. In my mind 488-492 isn't that much of a difference and 100mW would probably be a lot brighter/more visible and the price difference is not much at all. Anyone have a beam comparison of 488-492?
Thoughts/recommendations?
It's been a while since I've posted on these forums. I've been inactive for a little. (Couple of years) Still enjoying the lasers that I have had all the time. I just got to a point in life where other things took financial priority. (You know, Marriage, house, etc etc lol)
I "left" not long after the 445nm diode from nichia came out and the "blue" laser was finally affordable. I built one and loved it (still do). But just about any other wavelength of blue at the time was way to expensive.
Well I just randomly decided to check the forums only to see that some of these wavelengths have become more affordable.
Looking at the Sanwu 488nm 55mW or 492nm 100mW. What would be the advantages/disadvantages?
I have been out of the "game" so long, I don't know anything about these diodes and what their pattern is like etc.
I really like these Sanwu and this cyan color wavelength. In my mind 488-492 isn't that much of a difference and 100mW would probably be a lot brighter/more visible and the price difference is not much at all. Anyone have a beam comparison of 488-492?
Thoughts/recommendations?