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So here is my latest laser. This bad boy puts out 180mW. It is Very powerful. I am moving to Ocean Beach so I am looking forward to thick ocean fog for some better outdoor shots. It isn't the prettiest laser as it is just an old junker remote control that I had lying around. I am planning on building myself a few pen style blu-rays hopefully as powerful as this one. If they aren't as powerful I may just have to swap the diodes out because this one is awesome.









And a little video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KSHvzVvlFqU
 





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Yeah it's pretty sweet. If you told me 1 year ago that I would have a 180mW blu-ray that I built for less than $50 I would have had a good laugh.
 
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Stunning pics, love that cool color!

Is it an 803t diode or a 6X diode in the laser, and what current are you driving it at?
 
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This is a PHR-803T diode being way over driven up to the just below the max that the low current lavadrive can go up to. I haven't tested the current though so I don't know how much is getting through. I only tested the output of the laser as I adjusted current. I figured it would die at some point but it never did. I decided to keep it up here at 180mW as it performs great and I have put some good use on it and it is still kicking strong.
 
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If it is reaching 180mw, it must have a really high current. Isn't it a bit too risky? But of course, the reward for the risktaking is great, 180mw of raw blu-ray power. :cool:
 

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LazerGuy said:
If it is reaching 180mw, it must have a really high current. Isn't it a bit too risky? But of course, the reward for the risktaking is great, 180mw of raw blu-ray power. :cool:

Exactly! You can't burn it for an hour straight, but with a duty cycle . . . . . .

I may just stop "testing" the one I built. It was done to prove a concept. With more than one out there now, the concept is proven. I think I will just enjoy the beam (and the risk involved) and stop torturing it. It will live as long as it can.

Peace,
dave
 
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Very nice, but damn you all! Now I'll have to push my few available BR diodes to higher powers. Guess it's time for a real cooling system.
 

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FrothyChimp said:
Very nice, but damn you all! Now I'll have to push my few available BR diodes to higher powers. Guess it's time for a real cooling system.


Yes, Please! :eek:

Peace,
dave
 
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180mW was measured with the lens. I have never bothered measuring a laser without a lens. I had this laser on a lot last night as I was taking the pictures. It runs on 2 AAA batteries. After they get down in voltage the driver begins to put out less current. This morning it only measures at 100mW.
 
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If it is 180mW with lens that thing has to be putting out over 200mW raw output! AWESOME!
 

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o_O

Very nice.

I loved in the vid when you reflected it off your Rubiks cube. :D
 

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So this one has been running for six days now?

I lost one diode while it was putting out 174mW (after a plastic lens), at 187mA. It was a very efficient freak diode.
I had one, that tested slightly lower, and i set it a bit lower, to 178mA, but got 179mW! But i was worried it would kill itself with a higher optical output, even tho it was running at a lower current, so i lowered it further to 169mA, and now it's at 171mW..


But seeing this makes me want to go higher again. ::)

Too bad you don't know the current.. The PHR diodes vary in power a lot! I set the weakest one i could find to 191mA, and it's only doing 130mW..
 
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I tore the laser apart. You are right about the power variance. Now that I am having trouble getting my others to go so high I decided to use this diode in a pen style laser that I will use outside of my apartment.
 




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