8X Diode Murder fund

[HIMNL9]

@ IgorT: LOL, well, anything may be, speaking about that type of market


@ daguin: Uh, saying that they lie just typing an email, maybe you're a bit exagerating ..... before consider it a lie, left at least that they also send it ..... (j/k) :eg: :crackup:

 

[IgorT]

How do you know when a Chinese laser sled dealer is lying?

When he is typing an email

I had to learn that the hard way, while organizing the first (real) GGW GB, remember?

They said those were the last there are, and that we had to decide IMMEDIATELLY. I suspected that a week later they will be selling to someone else, but they said no, they don't have more.

Only that one week later, they unexpectedly GOT MORE.. And sold.. Well at least everyone finally got to buy them in the end!


I had even worse experiences with the PHRs! I would buy a huge batch at $24 or so a piece, two weeks later the price was $13! :cryyy:


I lost so much money on similar Chinese tactics, that if it was real money (as opposed to PayPal), i'd probably shoot myself! :gun:

 

[Krutz]

..thats a good tactic! "its not real money, its my imaginary laser-money!"
unfortunately i only have lots of red numbers in my paypal in a row, from only sending and not receiving imaginary money. ..and the exchange rate is 1:1 too.. ;-)

manuel

 

[IgorT]

..thats a good tactic! "its not real money, its my imaginary laser-money!"
unfortunately i only have lots of red numbers in my paypal in a row, from only sending and not receiving imaginary money. ..and the exchange rate is 1:1 too.. ;-)

manuel

Well, it's good and it's bad at the same time..

It's good, cos it doesn't hurt too bad, if i lose it on a scam or something (like all the fake diodes i tested).

It's bad, cos i earn it with a lot of work, but can't do much with it offline.. You know - in that thing called real life?

I hope they make PP work normally in Slovenia soon, for now it's a one way road - i can put money in, but not get it out again.

 

[IgorT]

Dave:
- When smuggling $$$ LASER DIODES through Slovenian customs, we declare them as "Photo Diodes - $0.29 each"..
- But when smuggling $$$ WRITER SLEDS through the same anal customs, we declare them as "Opto Couplers - $7.48 each"..

However, seeing how the package was not even opened by our customs, i guess "Photo Couplers - Salvaged" was convincing enough... :crackup:


I now have THREE LG 8x diodes stabbing me in the eye!!!!
And it's ALL your fault, Dave!


I just don't understand, HOW IN HELL did you get them here SO FAST?!?
Didn't we just finish the fundraiser?!? :thinking:

Or am i missing something? Confused perhaps?
Too little sleep will do that sometimes... :undecided:

8x MURDER EXPERIMENT UPDATE!!!

The two forum donated 8x diodez are HERE!!!!​

EDIT: Ah, i see now, you sent them on the 29th! Everything makes sense again, it was just lack of sleep.. :yabbem:

EDIT 2: I will plot the first three now (over the weekend), but before the experiment can start, i also have to wait for the other 10 from the mini-GB, to make sure i select the lowest efficiencies...

 

[daguin]

Dave:
When smuggling $$$ LASER DIODES through Slovenian customs, we declare them as "Photo Diodes - $0.29 each"..
But when smuggling $$$ WRITER SLEDS through the same anal customs, we declare them as "Opto Couplers - $7.48 each"..
However, seeing how the package was not even opened by our customs, i guess "Photo Couplers - Salvaged" was convincing enough... :crackup:
I now have THREE LG 8x diodes stabbing me in the eye!!!!
And it's ALL your fault, Dave!
I just don't understand, HOW IN HELL did you get them here SO FAST?!?
Didn't we just finish the fundraiser?!? :thinking:
Or am i missing something? Confused perhaps?
Too little sleep will do that sometimes... :undecided:

8x MURDER EXPERIMENT UPDATE!!!
The two forum donated diodez are HERE!!!!(Unless i am more confused than i ever thought possible)​

LOL! I already had one diode here. You and I were already talking about you buying that one for your personal use to build your own 8X laser. It just switched over to being paid for by the members to be MURDERED.

As soon as I was confident that the members were going to step up with their donations, I jumped right on the net and found the second. It was from a source less than 30 miles from me, so I picked it up the next day.

So the fund raiser was done in the evening and the diodes were in the post the next afternoon.

Now, have you thought about testing the ""S03's"" while you are waiting for the rest of the diodes from the mini GB?

Also, I am still waiting on the answer to whether you want me to send you the other two LG 8X diodes I will have in my possession when I send the rest of the diodes from the GB or if you will feel you have enough?

Peace,
dave

 

[IgorT]

Yeah, i pieced it together in my mind afterwards.. :angel:

And you are right, i will start the testing with the "S03's" while waiting, just to calm my nerves, and warm up the cycler... :evil:


Otherwise, i feel 13 is enough of a test-pool to select the weakest two out of....
Only if you were worried one of the two of your new ones was weaker than the "murder-weaklings", would sending them over make sense...

You can do a quick (five step) plot yourself, if they seem normal or better, there is no point in sending them!

 

[daguin]

Yeah, i pieced it together in my mind afterwards.. :angel:
And you are right, i will start the testing with the "S03's" while waiting, just to calm my nerves, and warm up the cycler... :evil:
Otherwise, i feel 13 is enough of a test-pool to select the weakest two out of....
Only if you were worried one of the two of your new ones was weaker than the murder weaklings would the addition of two more make sense...
You can do a quick (five step) plot yourself, if they seem normal or better, there is no point in sending them!

I'll hold onto them.

No re-shipping required

Peace,
dave

 

[IgorT]

Good..

In that case i am starting now with the F03 diodes, to get a feeling for it, so i wont be nervous when it comes to real 8x's... :yabbem:

I'll be posting "S03" data in the "Possible 8x sled...." thread, as i collect it...
Altho i am considering some sleep for tonight... :undecided:

 

[bryce007]

Good..

In that case i am starting now with the F03 diodes, to get a feeling for it, so i wont be nervous when it comes to real 8x's... :yabbem:

I'll be posting "S03" data in the "Possible 8x sled...." thread, as i collect it...
Altho i am considering some sleep for tonight... :undecided:

Sleep is over rated :tired:

 

[IgorT]

Sleep is over rated :tired:

You try going without for a week....

Wanna know what happens? Your brain decides to go to sleep anyway, it just forgets to tell your body.

You can end up dreaming with your eyes wide open..
(And i'm not kidding here!)

 

[bryce007]

You try going without for a week....

Wanna know what happens? Your brain decides to go to sleep anyway, it just forgets to tell your body.

You can end up dreaming with your eyes wide open..
(And i'm not kidding here!)

yea, I've taken many a pill to keep me from sleeping on test weeks

 

[daguin]

yea, I've taken many a pill to keep me from sleeping on test weeks

How'd that work for ya?

Peace,
dave

 

[bryce007]

How'd that work for ya?

Peace,
dave

I did better than last time

 

[IgorT]

I did better than last time

I discovered, that as i get older, every once in a while, i do actually have to sleep... :yabbem:

Another thing i noticed... When i started making my lasers, i could still read the numbers on the tiny SMD resistors on my drivers! But now.... :undecided:

 

[IgorT]

Ahem, so, someone said sleep was overrated, so i did this instead... :angel:


Looks like we have our first murder candidate plotted. The other two are installed in modules too, but i haven't touched them yet...

So far i will only say, that the Vf tracked with the Pioneer diode almost spot-on, while the efficiency was clearly quite a bit lower than the first 203BK i've tested.

But the results are consistent with what i've seen elsewhere on the forum when it came to LG 8x's....