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Re: my 6X blu-ray sled observs - 295mW !! (then de :-? you stopped at 250mA? :( ;) don't blame you, I'm not planning any kills again 'till I make a couple for sale :P nice work - can't wait to see your next graph. We're starting to get a clearer picture: rather consistent so far! DanQ

Re: FS: >110mW PHR, >140mW 4x & >170mW 6x Blu-Rays heh... just saw this... fellow pyros, ignite! I used to do water electrolysis, 2H2O -> 2H2 + O2 into a balloon ;-) in the garage and then, with a candle on the end of a pool cue for a catalyst... 2H2 + O2 --> 2H2O + BOOM! good thing I'd...

Hi - welcome! It's late and I can't get into too much detail now, but wanted to welcome you and give a couple of things to consider at least... others will undoubtedly come along with more advice than you can imagine, though it's a bit sloww right now because of the holidays. First, you know...

I PM'd you on the 22nd but you didn't respond... I'll do 5, but can't wait too long for the order to be made (as long as this gets going soon, it'll be ok). We're now either at or very close to 100, so there's no reason to wait, right? Thanks! DanQ

re: Dave's comment about hosts used. Perhaps - if you'll be making these yourself - you could tool up to do all of the construction standard, except for some few external dimensions; then just modify those few specs to fit particular hosts? For example: maybe only the hs's outer diameter, face...

My 4x sleds arrived today - thanks, Tommy! [smiley=thumbsup.gif] DanQ

hmmm... I don't quite have that visualized - could you draw it? and how 'bout just copper instead of that alloy? easier to work, so might cut cost dramatically. the plating is easy - I've done gold over copper with nickle as intermediary, but don't know if the nickle would be needed here (it...

Re: my 6X blu-ray sled observations - 295mW !!! Wow - it looks so impressive in a  graph - thanks for the visual, aide! ;-) and yes, large error bars in mine because done by hand, not steadily and swiftly automated. That's one reason why the matchup is so amazing. but - murdered? it's not...

Re: my 6X blu-ray sled observations nahh - they'll read your warnings, and see that 295 was at the upper limit. heat sinking? no, it was raising :-? ...but cereally, no raisins - there was just the module, but there was a cooldown period between each test point, and each test was only long...

Re: my 6X blu-ray sled observations - 295mW !!! :-/ ummm... don't try 350mA...  :'( [smiley=evil.gif] but I skipped 340mA - dare you to try that!     ;) ;D :o :-? :D

Re: my 6X blu-ray sled observations ok - now for a fairly reliable set of numbers - 6X LD in an Aixiz-type mount, with acrylic lens; measured with my DIY LPM with a Coherent thermal head: mA mW --- --- 40 5 50 14 60 24 80 47 100 72 120 95 140 116 160 140 180 165...

patience - Holly Daze, ya know... I would if I could, but plumb out of $$$ you may have slow going until everyone's next pay cycle? :-? DanQ

well... in the spirit of full discussion: if that wirewrap were done well, and then soldered, it would be far more stable than many of the home-made self-soldered pc boards I've seen. We are talking soldered connections to the diode, ya know ;-)

Kenom - I've been thinking about that problem. Since the head-to-body twist connection is not done very often (battery replacement happens at the other end), maybe a gold-plated pin-and-socket at the precise center could do the job well? A whole bunch of such pins/sockets can be had really...

especially if the wire is super-flexible... good stuff! that's silver plated copper, solders easily. one caveat: use a good sharp wire-stripper.

Great discussion. To me, pre-soldering wires to the diode is the better alternative - because any channels for easing the soldering job will still provide imperfect access - and I can see inexperienced users mucking up their LD in the process... and the darn thing is by then effectively...

Re: my 6X blu-ray sled observations oh... well if I lived around there, probably would want the biggest IR laser on the block  ::) :P make that a Phasor and a Transporter... Daguin :o That looks extremely cool! perfect host for... the White Knight! (future for rog8811's project)

Re: my 6X blu-ray sled observations consider your words with care tonight Igor, I'm feeling good ;-) Hey - relax bud, I didn't mean to imply that I=Potato; nor do I think U=Potato ;-) ...and I really do understand about the threshold factor. there's an echo in here... must be that time zone...

Re: my 6X blu-ray sled observations sounds like you are in the mideast? leaving the politics aside: take care - and I hope things turn out minimally bad for all of you.

Re: my 6X blu-ray sled observations asap - but when that may be, is a big unknown at this time. Was unable to garden this year; actually, have had to prioritize even simple things like doing dishes, cooking, cleaning; and stuff like gardening never even made it near the top, let alone sitting...