I recently bought the Weller WES51 and it works great, plus it's from a reputable company.
Amazon.com: Weller WES51 Analog Soldering Station, Power Unit, Soldering Pencil, Stand and Sponge: Home Improvement
I got some of the $7.99 ones in the mail a week or two ago. I haven't time to do some real tests on them but with my 75 mW greenie, 10 mW comes through. Yes, it was measured with an LPM.
Yeah, I can vouch for that. I never fried a diode but my first DIY build I made an accidental solder bridge and turned the 80 mw bluray I was building into an 8 mw bluray pointer. What I never realized was how small the driver (12 mm x 9mm) actually is. Make sure you can solder small connections...
Well since Andy_con isn't selling foil labels anymore I've been planning on filling that spot. However, I need to know what size of a label you guys would prefer. The two sizes I cant decide between are: 3/4" x 3/4" (19.1 mm x 19.1 mm) or 1" x 3/4" (25.4 mm x 19.1 mm).
The benefit of the 3/4" x...
Focal will ship to the US but they are typically underspec. Whereas, o-like and rayfoss will also ship to the US and they are typically overspec. My "50 mW" olike green pointer is actually 75 mW.
Re: Custom 7 Color DIY Laser Kit
Hey sightfx I got my kit a few days ago and noticed the prototype shock absorber/mounting thing. It looks great! I can't wait for my diodes to get here!!