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Thanks for the rep!

Sorry bout that.. I just meant that the OEM goggles are freaking awesome.. but the price is quite extraordinary too. Dragon has decent goggles that get the job done at reasonable prices; I own them and I endorse them.. for what that's worth :p If you can afford OEM.. get em. If you can't...

I will also confirm that the battery is (+) to CAP and (-) to spring. I received my second Super Beast yesterday. This unit had some minor blemishes in the finish (first one did not); not a deal breaker. It seems as though there is now a thread locker applied to the aperture cap. This time...

Like TJ said... OEM is one of the BEST for goggles. Like Toaster said.. Dragon has some excellent prices. Either way.. get some goggles! And have fun! :beer:

Hey JBElliott, You mention "some of the light... off towards the UV..." Since lasers are (mostly) mono-chromatic by definition the light output of your 405nm laser is only the single color of that wavelength. So you are seeing all of the light that is being output. The issue is that our eyes...

Heed the warning above!!! Get new, name brand, batteries and a charger. The charger that WL included w/ my arctic popped and smoked when I inserted the battery (correct polarity!!). I contacted WL and they sent a new one within 2 weeks. I compared the electronics of the first and the second...

OK awesome. I used a decoupling capacitor in mine.. but didn't notice it missing in yours. Thanks for the info man!!!

I not sure what you mean by "2 way wire". If you mean hook up a wire between the V+ in and the TTL then then answer is YES. Both the V+ in and the TTL should get V+ from battery for CW operation.

GBD Thanks for the info! Unfortunately I don't have an oscilloscope at home but I do work for a major CPU/GPU manufacturer that has awesome equipment :eg: I'll take my boards up to work in the next week or so and see how nasty my circuit is. I figured there would be oscillations/ringing so I...

From the auction itself: "When the TTL +ve is not connected the output is a few mA, when it is powered above 2.5V the driver is enabled; it can be connected to power +ve for continuous operation. The TTL control can be used to switch the laser at rates up to 10kHz. Board colour (the printed...

Hey GBD, In regards to PWM.. I have a couple of different PWM drivers on my breadboard, at the moment, but my implementation is different than yours. The PWM transistor you're using.. just a regular NPN? How are you driving the PWM transistor? 555, ect? Can you post a schematic of your...

You need the proper tool: Thorlabs.com - Spanner Wrenches you can also find cheaper adjustable spanner wrenches at other tool outlets but they don't look quite as nice as what thorlabs has. Heavy duty circlip pliers may also work for you. This isn't an ideal use for them.. but I've used them...

Bobby.. I checked.. no points but it did have an entry on my CP :-) Thanks for the thought!!! :D As LtKernelPanic said.. you'll be fine with those batteries.. the Beast seems to be fine with whatever physically fits :eg: and yea.. definitely read up on Li-ion if you haven't yet.

^^ Excellent Post!!! Thanks for measuring the IR output!

Like I said.. I finally got mine but the customer service was complete shit. Nail that customer service email and instant chat.. they will likely say it hasn't been shipped yet, but that you will get it. that seems to be the generic response and people are finally getting them. keep the...

Same thing happened between the time that I ordered the Arctic and finally received it. I wouldn't worry.. you should get your laser.. it's just gonna take a little while. Be patient.. that's the key now.. WL is anything but quick. :)

Hell yea! Well I just ordered another one myself so I'll let you guys know if the quality is consistent.

Smoke machines are cheap.. just bought one myself. $30 online or $40 at your local Guitar Center or equivalent. I bought one at GC here in TX but I'm gonna order some more juice online for cheap. The .5L that comes w/ the machine will last for quite a while too.

Same here. It's hard to see the beam even with smoke in a dark room. I've got some pics that I need to post of the 405nm vs 445nm vs 532nm vs 650nm in my dark garage with smoke. Mine didn't burn until doing the focus mod. Now it will easily light matches or burn through tape. :eg:

^^ Awesome info man. I think I'm going to order another one of these this week!