battery extension tube for dilda?

[sportcoupe]

Does anyone make a custom battery extension tube for the dilda to add one more battery?

 

[Benm]

Wouldn't it be much easier to adapt or replace the driver? Adding batteries is solving the problem from the wrong end imo.

 

[sportcoupe]

Maybe but it is easier to screw on a tube extension. I thought someone made one here, I searched and couldn't find it.

 

[Emc2]

Does that laser use AAA batteries??? If so you could put 3 "N" cell batteries in it and three of those take up the same space as two AAA batts. Three "N" cells will give you 4.5v They can be purchaed almost anywhere including Best Buy, Office Max / Depot, Wal-Mart etc...

http://www.amazon.com/Energizer-Battery-Miniature-Electronics-Batteries/dp/B0014WO8Q0

sorry I just realized they do not use AAA batts....disregard post

Besides, higher voltage will destroy your laser. It is best to leave it alone.

-T

 

[BrewCityMusic]

Emc2 - for the record, the Dilda is one of the few lasers with an unregulated driver, and higher voltages not only work, but significantly increase output power (Daguin actually bench-tested one to over 12v and some silly number like 310mW for a short period, which the dilda survived wonderfully) - I personally run 3.6v juice batteries that are at 4.2v fully charged, the output runs 240mW when they're fresh, no problem for several months of regular use so far....

And as to the dilda extension, many apologies, but that was me - and the project never materialized thanks to an unreliable source for the machining and a lackluster response to the feeler regarding having them made elsewhere... the cost would have been like $11 each to me, and by the time I dealt with the whole thing and shipped them, etc the cost was higher than people wanted to pay.

I'd send you the original prototype but I have no idea where it ended up, the threads were a little funky so I gave it back to my machinist and never got it back...

Mia Culpa

 

[Emc2]

Emc2 - for the record, the Dilda is one of the few lasers with an unregulated driver, and higher voltages not only work, but significantly increase output power (Daguin actually bench-tested one to over 12v and some silly number like 310mW for a short period, which the dilda survived wonderfully) - I personally run 3.6v juice batteries that are at 4.2v fully charged, the output runs 240mW when they're fresh, no problem for several months of regular use so far....

And as to the dilda extension, many apologies, but that was me - and the project never materialized thanks to an unreliable source for the machining and a lackluster response to the feeler regarding having them made elsewhere... the cost would have been like $11 each to me, and by the time I dealt with the whole thing and shipped them, etc the cost was higher than people wanted to pay.

I'd send you the original prototype but I have no idea where it ended up, the threads were a little funky so I gave it back to my machinist and never got it back...

Mia Culpa

Well thanks for the info....I stand corrected.My order for my New style red laser was suposedly processed yesterday, I have not received any conformation on it yet so there is no telling when I will get it....probably two weeks give or take.

-Todd

 

[zxn474l]

If this laser was powered by a 9volt battery would it burn hotter, since some say the "regulater'' would pass more volts through, or would amps be more important? I'm sure "both" play a big part in increasing power! Let me know.

 

[LarryDFW]

The Dildas use two CR2(15270) batteries.

LarryDFW