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    Help with first build

    I know that IR is not visible. But the thing is that I want to make a mechanism to set off fireworks from 10 m away without people realizing how the fireworks are being lit. The beam is going to be parralel to the ground and about 4-5 cm above it. I'm going to be wearing a gear VR while...
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    Help with first build

    No I don't have any experience with lasers of power >5mw. I think the datasheet should be there now. I had some issues because I'm posting from android.
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    Help with first build

    I recently bought a TO-18 808nm IR laser diode for 5.8 USD and bought the housing for 4.4 USD. I want to power it using 3 AAA 1.2 Volt rechargeable NiMH cells. I was thinking I could use LM317 and a 3.6 Ohm resistor to get a 347ma constant current source. I want to know if I'm doing something...
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    Possible Safety Measure to stop blindness

    So I'm a complete newbie to these forums and I just joined these because I'm building my first IR 300 mw 808nm laser(not yet started). I thought that since I own a gear vr headset ,and my Samsung galaxy s7 edge could easily "see" infrared why not use the gear vr camera while working with the...
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