Recent content by jim wright

boss 7321 was one of the sellers i bought from. there was a mix up in shipping and my pointwr never made it. he offered a refund and also to ship another. good business man trying to keep his score up.

That's what I was guessing.just didn't want to burn em up. They're not expensive but took a while to arrive. Thank you. Pictures to come

i got 2 green and 2 blue last week. they all seem comparable. they have, what looks like the same housing. i got one from a different dealer with a different sticker and the host seems to have a slightly different thread pattern.i thought that was odd,but given its cheap chinese stuff it makes...

sorry for the lack of info.i plan to use them as indevidual sources each pointing to one location the wire length will be less than 10 feet and resistance there shouldnt be an issue. im currently trying two different ones. both from dx. Cool Gadgets at the Right Price - Worldwide Free Shipping -...

hey guys.its this new guy again. I've been waiting for my <5 mw red modules to come. finaly yesterday half my shipment came. im super excited to wire them up in groups of five. i know theres a difference between parallel and series. my question. do wire my batteeies in series or in groups of 3...

I assume I don't want to meet daoo? Salem.... Google here I come.holy crap! I found it and I'm in! Who needs retinas

Back to the pointer thing since I have no clue what you guys are talking about.http:// http://item.mobileweb.ebay.com/seller?cmd=SELLER&sellerId=herofengstore2009&itemId=170786160698 has a blue for around$ 5.50 . It seems like a good price.am I wrong.I do like the bidding but would also like to...

Thanks guys. EBay search it is.

My new problem is: the green module is bigger than the red.is this due to heat issues?I'm gonna have to go back to the original plan of separate drive and diode.grrrr

If I hit this thing with something higher than 200 mW will it fry it, or just not read? Id hate to burn it out with ir or something over spec. Also can I move this thread ?

Thanks guys.I don't plan to measure more than 200 mW for now. I'm sure the more I work with lasers the stronger I will want.I'm in college and don't have a lot of money. Where would a question like this go? I don't wanna keep screwing up. Thanks

Thanks guys.I don't plan to measure more than 200 mW for now. I'm sure the more I work with lasers the stronger I will want.I'm in college and don't have a lot of money. Where would a question like this go? I don't wanna keep screwing up. Thanks

Welcome. I'm new here too.I'm learning a ton and asking a little.reading through threads makes me see there's a lot to read before buying.and if your like me your gonna want a dozen different lasers after a week or two. Good luck man.these guys are uber helpful.

That one isn't there anymore. A 5 mW burning laser?:crackup::crackup:

Help! I'm looking at the laser bee hlpm 2 . $69 for a lpm seems cheap.I dont want to spend hundreds on a meter. Has anyone had experience with this unit?