445nm on the cheap

[Grix]

The diode from Glenns' GB finally arrived, and I finished my little 445nm build. It is fed about 1,25 Amps and should output around 1300mW. It obviously burn extremely well, and the beam is about as bright as a 200mW greenie.

This whole build was only 90 dollars.

There is hardly any smoke in this video:



Here's a crappy tutorial. The laser is crudely built but it works

 

[thebucketmouse]

LOL that thing is nuts. be careful!!

 

[qumefox]

If it's an a130 diode, and your using an aixiz lens, at 1250mA your probably getting 1050-1100mW out of it. At least that's what the two a130 diodes I got (so far, still waiting on the last two) from glenn's GB do.