So I built my first pointer using a Sentinel clone ecig battery tube mod from fasttech. I used a small axiz focusable module with driver that metered <3mw of 650/660nm.
Here is a beam shot:
Here's an image of the dot, the slight scatter is caused by reflection back onto the top cap surface...
I bought my Reke 500 nearly 2 years ago and got at least 15K scanners on mine. I have pushed these galvo's to about 20K max set in BEYOND and they have barely even whined, but try to keep it around 15K. After about 200-300 hours, something happened with my 660 nm red diodes and are barely...