Re: FS:2 @ 445nm >950mW
What apparent temperature do you think is "time to turn it off" hot? When it's detectably above room temperature, when it's lukewarm like the back of my LCD monitor, or when it's hot enough to be uncomfortable to touch? Hard to know how much heat these can take. I've...
How do you guys say "18650"?
Do you say "eighteen six fifty", "one eight six five zero/oh", "eighteen thousand, six hundred and fifty", "one eighty six, fifty", "eighteen sixty-five aught"?
I know, it's trivial, but it would be nice to know how most of you answer when someone asks what kind of...
Re: FS:2 @ 445nm >950mW
Aww shucks, someone got the Ehgemus already.
Any chance you're putting together any Jayrob Stainless Steel 18650 445nm builds any time soon? I'd buy one immediately.
I highly recommend Rayfoss lasers. I only have a Blu-Ray from them, but for the price, they're AMAZING. Nice solid flashlight hosts with focusable heads. Consistent output.
www.rayfoss.com
The waterproof 200mW is awesome.
Jayrob's Stainless Steel 18650 kit is the absolute BEST host ever made.
http://laserpointerforums.com/f64/fs-stainless-steel-18650-kit-polished-perfect-445-a-52159.html
Everything you need is right there.
The ones on eBay are the ones sold by DealExtreme, which I've heard are cheap and not very durable. I've heard that Merkava's are somewhat fragile as well, compared to Iknitsteel's.
I really like Iknitsteel's design and the thick material he uses, so I would still prefer to purchase one of his.