Recent content by Dsmith

Man I skimmed through most of this thread and laughed most of the way through. Especially when someone "knows what they're talking about" and everyone is telling them different and then boom... Huge suprise at the loss of output on a de-can after a very short time. Likely not just from the...

True, I understand that, but just no need to be like that about it. Just ignore it and keep scrolling if he has nothing positive to offer. And my son posted it with my profile. I believe he's trying to learn how to set current on his driver and make sure his capacitors are discharged afterward...

Every post I see of you on here your treating people like shit. Are you that miserable? Not to mention my 14 year old son posted this actually trying to learn something new... Humble yourself, you dont know everything and your not better than everyone else here. Not everyone on here is an...

Hmmm pretty sure no one ever asked for you to be a dickhead...

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Even though I'll be running over 3 amps of current?

No other place or member sells or makes them?

I'm looking for a reasonably priced test load, "pre-made or needs assembly". Really dont want to pay almost $60 for the one from SL... I'm running the NUBM44 ACS5500 with 2 18650's.

What are some of the best places for well priced optics such as dichros and such? Finally looking to take my experimentation up a notch and maybe make something that will benefit me even more financially too. Getting into beam combining and correcting! I see a 3x nubm44 large handheld coming...

Is there a diode with better burning/engraving capabilities than the NUBM44-V2 due to the high divergence of the NUBM44?

Okay I dont mind overkill just dont want any excessive heat or diode/driver life reduction.

I'm just not sure if a 20 or 30 amp discharge 18650 will be okay with my setup or if I need to go lower. Kinda new with battery specs lol

How relevent is the output current of an 18650? I will be running a NUBM44-v2 with an ACS5500BU driver. I'm seeing 18650's for sale with anywhere from 6.5 to 40 amp output. Advice would be extremely appreciated. Thanks guys!

What are the pros and cons or output/diode life differences between the ACS5500BU and the SXD Super X-Drive drivers when paired with the NUBM44-V2 diode and S4 host. Any recomendations? Thanks guys!