I appreciate yall's responses more than you know!
I obviously have a lot of very, very basic electronic theory to learn!
LOL! More proof of my rookie status. Thanks bdgreenb for lending help!
Sigurthr, thank you SO MUCH for all the good information! I really do appreciate yall taking...
First, let's get this out of the way:
I don't know anything about electronics or lasers!!
Now that we've set the tone, I am ready to learn!
Although a stranger to lasers, I am no stranger to web forums. I didn't know anything about small motors or amphibious ATV's until the wonderful folks...