Hi y'all
I am considering buying a cheap green or red laser just for the host (the kind that uses an 18650, like 301/303 or "assassin"), then removing the diode or module and fitting a different one in there. But... Do you think it could work?
Every time I search for hosts, they are all a little too expensive for my taste!
My goal is to rebuild it as a 450 nm laser pointer.
Do you think that any standard-sizes of diodes or modules can fit into the heatsink?
I think it would be really cool to take 2 cheap lasers, and thread the body-tubes together to make a longer one that can hold two 18650s.
(I am aware these blue diodes have a higher forward-voltage than other diodes).
Unless I can find a decent boost driver... I will do more driver research later though.
My main concern right now, is knowing if these cheap lasers are "standardized" enough in their dimensions, that something like this may be feasible.
Thank you all very much!
-Adam
I am considering buying a cheap green or red laser just for the host (the kind that uses an 18650, like 301/303 or "assassin"), then removing the diode or module and fitting a different one in there. But... Do you think it could work?
Every time I search for hosts, they are all a little too expensive for my taste!
My goal is to rebuild it as a 450 nm laser pointer.
Do you think that any standard-sizes of diodes or modules can fit into the heatsink?
I think it would be really cool to take 2 cheap lasers, and thread the body-tubes together to make a longer one that can hold two 18650s.
(I am aware these blue diodes have a higher forward-voltage than other diodes).
Unless I can find a decent boost driver... I will do more driver research later though.
My main concern right now, is knowing if these cheap lasers are "standardized" enough in their dimensions, that something like this may be feasible.
Thank you all very much!
-Adam