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building my 1st laser

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ok so im jason hi, and im building my 1st laser
after looking at guides and so on i foubnd one that looked ok and i have orderd most of the stuff i need
i think its all right ^^
ok for the driver the diagram i am following is (i cant post linkos so ad the http and .jpj at front and back respectivley :)

://bp2.blogger.com/_4wHo2MPDwAc/R2YuBFTq09I/AAAAAAAAAAU/4FCiHm71rQE/s1600-h/Driver

(parts used)
1-Adjustable Voltage Regulator LM317T
1- 100 ohm Potentiometer
2- 10 ohm Resistors
1- 1N4001 Rectifier Diode
1- 47uf 35v Capacitor

i have got all the right stuff i think and an axis laser houseing and glass lens acessory BUT i am having troubble finding a diode as im
not entirely sure what i am looking for and what to get and whats a good price for one and so on. so im looking for a half decent one that wont burn a hole in my pocket if i break a fiew but will hopefully burn a hole in my pocket if it works ;)
 





hey jayz151

im also building my first laser and am waiting on the parts.
i am using the dorcy jr as my host for a 16x red diode
i also ordered a heatsink from darkhorse. i think that this will be a good first laser for me.
 

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nice,..i havent thaught about a host yet might build one after its done just wanna get it made first
and then see i stoped by my local pc shop and got a seccondhand dvd burner for a fiver not sure if its what ineed but it should work? i dont know what speed it is or annything
 
Yeah Jayz, you're on the right track. Since it's your first laser, I'd just try to find a cheap DVD burner somewhere. The faster the write speed, the better (16x, 20x, etc). Then hopefully you have some tools to extract the diode like screwdrivers and pliers.
 
i went and got one for 5 quid not sure of the speed i just asked for there cheepest one annyway uhh dissasembling it uhh spectaulaly faild -_- and the diode kinda shot across the room hit the wall and bounched on to my pc desk so i am 99% sure i kiled it alltho my cuircets for the driver will hopefully cvome in a day r 2 ill keep it arround till then so i can test just to make 100% sure its dead,.. however failing that maybe someone here can set up a cheep thing i can buy so i just need to attatch it to the driver or something im not exactly expirienced at soldoring iether and sieng how small the diode is i know id mess that up 2 ^^!
 
ok orderd one from stonetek no idea how long it will take probbly over 5 days i hope i dont fry it -_-
but by then i will have made my cuirket and should be readdy just to attatch that then if it works i just need a host ^^ which im gonna i think try for something that looks realy fancy. alltho just 1 thing cos i seen u need to get specific goggles to the laser your useing and im not sure what goggles i should be getting for this and when u need to wear them if ur outside?
 
The goggles are for eye safety. Outside you won't need them as much as long as you don't shine the laser into anything reflective (car headlights on a parked car, for example) but inside there are a lot more ways to be blinded, so they're a pretty good investment. You need goggles made to filter out the 650nm wavelength.
 
yeah and sorry about the spelling im slightly dyslexic so now ill go find a fiew pairs of goggles :)
 
while the wicked laser shades are expensive im sure they are good quality.
you could try checking them out
 
i just baught 2 pairs
$9.99 each just put http infront first as no 10 posts yet ^^

://cgi.ebay.com/NEW-OLD-STOCK-GI-ISSUE-BLPS-BALLSITIC-LASER-GLASSES_W0QQitemZ330
280178069QQcmdZViewItem?hash=item330280178069&_trkparms=72%3A1205%7C39%3A1%7C66%
3A2%7C65%3A12%7C240%3A1318&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14
 
well they should work here is the thred i found out about them over on the safety section
just put www infront

here is the thred i found out about em down in the safety section :)

.laserpointerforums.com/forums/YaBB.pl?num=1219878358
 
yay i got all the stuff now except the diode and power ^^ however the axis modules arrived i orderd the diode only a fiew days later so it will be here soon ^^ hopefully i wont murder it
 
Jayz151 said:
yay i got all the stuff now except the diode and power ^^ however the axis modules arrived i orderd the diode only a fiew days later so it will be here soon ^^ hopefully i wont murder it
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you probably will kill it your first time, you should have ordered more than one. i would bet everyone on this forum, even the experts, fried a few diodes when they were first starting off
 
well probbly it arrived today!!!! not tried it yet tho i have the driver and evrything assembled my safety glasses havent yet arrived :( so u know guy with new ps3 + no controler rofl but it might be allreaddy dead as it came through the letter box my dog jumped up and went grrr and tried to kill it lol but i did get it allreaddy inserted in axis so if i scrwed it up soldering or when i test it turn the resistance the wrong way lol then boom,.. im also working on a REALY cool host,.. well i think it is and its different to evryone elses host gonna take a while to do but it will keep me buissy waiting for the glasses should be cool tho :)
 
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