405nm BDR-S06J Arctic Spyder Build!

[Fiddy]

G'day,

So i have a few arctics, so i decided to make a 405nm version

I bought a dead arctic host from a forum member a while ago, gutted it, changed the indicator led's to UV ones, i dont think they are exactly 405nm but close.

Installed a flexdrive set at 400mA with a copper heatsink, wired it all up included the smart switch led to turn on when activated too

its making around 450mW with a 3 element glass lens.

Here's some photos, sorry my dslr isn't setup for 405nm so it looks kinda blue.

heres a photo along side my 637nm and 445nm arctics:

Thanks for looking!

Fiddy.

 

[scumbagatheist]

Wow, Fiddy! Very interesting build! On a scale of 1-10, how difficult would you say the gutting and conversion was? I'm sorry to say that I kinda like the host..

 

[Fiddy]

the gutting is the easy part if you use my tutorial: http://laserpointerforums.com/f51/how-tear-down-arctic-host-80895.html

the converting isnt too bad, changing the 0805 leds can be challenging.

 

[awillis2589]

Great build!! Like your little collection of atrics in different wavelengths!

 

[Laik]

Very nice. I agree with you scum, there hosts are cool looking. The actually lasing is... ughh.. [insert word here]

 

[Flaminpyro]

Very nice collection of Arctic's I would hope to have a set like that and yea I agree 4 would be the correct number

 

[scumbagatheist]

Perhaps I'll keep an eye out for a dead arctic on the B/S/T section..

 

[Fiddy]

Very nice collection of Arctic's I would hope to have a set like that and yea I agree 4 would be the correct number

hehe i have 4 arctics, i might attempt a 532nm version later on

 

[kilter]

4 arctics!!!??? :drool: damn...

 

[Fiddy]

only 2 of them where alive when i got to them

 

[Thejoker301]

I must say Wow ! :beer:

Really like this spyders collections you have there. You should do a 520nm spyder ...

 

[Fiddy]

I must Wow ! :beer:

Really like this spyders collections you have there. You should do a 520nm spyder ...

that i might just do

 

[Laik]

I vote for a PL520 in one of those things, it would be the best arctic yet! I would say get it de-anodized but then it would look odd with 3 black and 1 bare coloured arctic.

 

[IsaacT]

If you want a bare arctic just go for the Lazerer Rifle MrCrouse Pollished up. The black ones look so much better IMO. I really love what you did with the LEDs! Not only that, but do I spy specific colored Orings in the fins? Gotta say I am jealous. This is a beautiful sexy laser, +1!

 

[Laik]

I thought it was paint, not o-rings