Recent content by whytho

So far my first laser build has been a disaster, the driver board broke away from the diode pins because of this strange c6 host I'm using. But anyway, the "LD anode" pin broke off my osram diode, which I'm going to assume is the positive terminal. I've read around that I can solder the tiny...

dont tell me that :( I thought the c6 host combo would include everything I needed...had to wait nearly a month to get the host over to Australia. Is there any circuitry involved or is it just a matter of making contact with the battery? If that's the case, I can just jam in a thin piece of...

I've attached a pic of the host I received. I've ordered a complete laser module with driver from DTR which should be arriving soon. As far as I know, it should be an easy install as all I gotta do is drop the module into the heatsink and throw in an 18650 battery. But upon looking at the silver...

@Encap Can't reply directly to your comment as it has links (something about me needing minimum 20 posts). But yeah that host does look great with an alright price tag shipped down to Australia. I'll have to see if lifetime17 can do a better deal as I'm not too fussed with the appearance of...

It's the osram 80mW 450nm diode. Comes with the 3 element lens, should be fine with 80mW right? I might bump it up to 200mW further down the line as well

@Lifetime17 Hi Rich, is the $32 USD figure host+shipping combined? If so then I'm highly interested in making a purchase. Survivallaser costs about $37 USD total shipped for their c6 host, but since I'm trying to keep things cheap I'm happy to buy one of your hosts. They also do look better...

Great info thanks very much for that. I scanned the forums for a good couple hours before making this post and couldn't find any exact answer whether they could fit a 12mm module. Maybe my search skills are terrible lol but that's sorted now thanks.

I've ordered a 12mm module with driver from DTR and just looking for some cheap host options. There is many of these cheap eBay lasers named 301, 303, Assassin etc they look to be a decent host option, but I'm just not sure the 12mm module would fit in them. If you guys have any experience with...