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Thanks for posting a review OP! I just ordered one of these on Sunday - I won an eBay auction for $48 within the US including everything but the case and glasses (which just came in today from a different seller). This will be my first [hand held] Class IV and I'm looking forward to getting my hands on it. I'm curious to know what an LPM would read for it to see how consistent this build is.
I watched a different review on Youtube for a very similar build to yours and the fellow posted a follow-up reading of 1.075W:
I'm aware the lens won't be anything to write home about and only plan on replacing it if it won't be too much trouble since I'm already planning a 3.5w custom build and would rather just put the money towards that.
EDIT: My first Class IV was for a small DIY laser engraver build, one of those [EDIT 2](not M140) BDR-209 405nm diodes which I abused the living crap out of until it died on me. I've learned my lesson to be a lot more careful with any power supply; I was using a non-startup protected variable voltage/variable current supply and made the mistake of turning it on while connected straight to the diode too many times. Lesson learned!
I watched a different review on Youtube for a very similar build to yours and the fellow posted a follow-up reading of 1.075W:
I'm aware the lens won't be anything to write home about and only plan on replacing it if it won't be too much trouble since I'm already planning a 3.5w custom build and would rather just put the money towards that.
EDIT: My first Class IV was for a small DIY laser engraver build, one of those [EDIT 2](not M140) BDR-209 405nm diodes which I abused the living crap out of until it died on me. I've learned my lesson to be a lot more careful with any power supply; I was using a non-startup protected variable voltage/variable current supply and made the mistake of turning it on while connected straight to the diode too many times. Lesson learned!
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