I know that by the writing colour lol, I meant external look/feel wise... And I did a divergance test by sitting it at my window and shining it on a neighbours block a few streets away (with permission) then going across and comparing the dot size to the one I had marked on paper. Not the most...
1mrad is after I'd worked on it, beforehand it's basically the same as the etimeshop pen you got. I've now replaced the lens for a modified axiz lens and I get better focusing!
Didn't know that, still new to these forums :can:
Cheers though!, saves me startin a thread.
P.S. Do you know much about the etimeshop 405nm laser on ebay, are they using PHR-803T diodes? If so, I can get them at $8 each, that's cheaper than hightechdealz.
I bought a few PHR sleds from...
If you've never tried any of it i still recomend, not only reading morgan's guide but also watching some videos on extracting diodes, then get an old optical drive and practice! I have a graveyard of busted diodes hammered into my table from the multitudes I've broken and from the sounds of it...
Hey, another UKer here! Been trying to get all the UK people in one thread and I might start my own, also was thinking of the possibility of a UK B/S/T section for the simple reason, I tend to bulk buy laser pens (The typical new wish ones) from e-bay and other parts so if I can get everyone...
Well I have another idea (Though this should be in the B/S/T section)
We get our own B/S/T section going, I buy typical 'new wish' laser pens an other parts 'en masse' for my friends and can get a few good deals with some of the e-bay sellers, I wouldn't mind being a small depo for the UK...
I noticed your post on the 'I want to build a laser' thread, I can build a blue one for ya but I'd recomend for your first laser you buy one from ebay, I buy them in bulk for my friends so I get a shipping discount but even without the discount they're really cheap (Typically less than £10 if...
Ok, beforehand.
100% duty cycle,
around 30mW (I guess, looked brighter than a 5mW anyway, but no heat)
push-to-make switch (Annoying coz ya have to hold it down),
2xAAA batteries (I liked coz they're common enough),
looked pretty close to infinite focus (Better than most pointers anyway)...
here's what I wrote
Also randomlugia I did put quite a bit into it but, as qumefox pointed out, it's not a from scratch build though I maintain pride in it for the sole point that I think it's daym good for my first venture into green. As for extracting the diode, the design of the 'New wish'...
I have about the same space, but my house is a shambles, seriously! You wouldn't even let a dog live here! My fault for partying for several days solid! My point isn't just the lack of space, it's the fact that if I dropped anything, it'd be lost to all time!!!
As I'm working on a low budget I'm...
Sounds like a busted diode..... I think anyway. For ease of use I recommend Axiz housings and I tend to use rckster's drivers, they use about 7.5v for red but you can put anything up to 15v into them and still get a stable output!
As for red diodes, I just rip them out of old DVD burner drives...
Re: Read First... LPF FORUM ETIQUETTE
Seconded! I decided to join because a lot of the posts I found here were very helpfull when I was starting out, and I wanted to show off the ones I build :) , and something to add
Remember to say :thanks: something I admittedly don't do often enough but I...
A lot of the modules I've seen sold are pretty pricey, I recomend what I did for price and ease only
http://laserpointerforums.com/f45/so-you-wanna-build-green-laser-42093-2.html
It's kinda cheating but it does work, though I suspect a bought DPSS module would outperform it in a second, still...
This is the one I bought
Newest 5mw 532nm Green Beam Laser Pointer Pen - eBay (item 190412156329 end time Jul-30-10 18:20:08 PDT)
I've been in constant contact with the seller since I bought it and have since modified it into a flashlight housing, I posted it in the build your own green laser...
Looking at the set up there I noticed, the cooling plate used can easily be harvested out of a mini fridge!!, I took one to turn into a water cooler and it works well so I'm assuming they're the same, either way, it's usable!
Still, something of that magnetude is way beyond me untill I get...