Recent content by Nitroamine

I honestly don't know what model the buck driver is. You'd have to ask Blord, the user I bought the laser from. He said that the diode has died and he agreed to send me a new module and take a look at my one, in case the driver caused the early death. By the way, do you by any chance know how...

I tested the cells and I'm getting 3.82V from three of them when charged and the fourth one is almost completely empty and the charger doesn't want to fill it up. According to a review, they are meant to fill up at 4.2V and settle at around 3.97V after 15 minutes of use. The cells are sold as...

It's a modified DX buck driver.

No, if I did I think it would have died long before that. :crackup: I meant that I was messing around with it for that long after I put it together. The laser was on for probably 10 seconds at a time, with a lot of time to cool down between each use. I guess I should have worded it better.

OK, so I loosened the screw holding the copper module to the heat-sink for the first time and the wires connecting to the diode seem to be fine, held on with heat-shrink tubing. I can't see the driver because it's attached in some way to the bottom of the heat-sink, probably with solder or glue...

I'm having some problems with a >1.4W 445nm build. After working perfectly for half an hour, the laser began to flash at a higher output when turned on and then instantly switch to a very low power output. Just now it stopped flashing and is consistently outputting the dim dot. Low as in <5mw...

Re: For sale : 1.5 Watt blue laser "Pillar" I have made the same arrangement with Blord (for a different laser). I will let you know if/when it arrives. :)

It works out to AU$5.30 per gallon over here in Sydney... :cryyy:

Thanks guys! I will indeed continue to read as much as I can. I have ordered safety goggles and will make sure to use them whenever there is any chance of damage from looking at a bright spot on a surface or from beam refraction. The laser is an Ultrafire WF-501B 1.4W build from Blord. When it...

Even though I joined a couple of weeks ago and have already posted once, I have forgotten to introduce myself! :undecided: Well, hello LPF, I'm a university student living in Sydney, Australia and I have been learning a lot about this amazing hobby. Ever since I was gifted with a 10mw 532nm...

Probably, but you know it's only suitable for EXTREMELY short pulses, right?