I make some 1w kit for $199 USA only
$199 for a 1W IR really? I just did a quick parts check and it can be done for under $80. That's uncharacteristic of you your prices are usually pretty good.
If your get a real 1w you have to have best lens real good diode a case- set up ,there not that easy to make you have to know what your doing or your out a diode. and most diode you get that say there 1w are 500mw out of the lens. the kit comes with the gray host batteries charger free shipping.
You can get the 1W 808nm diodes(not from China) in the 9mm package for under $20, and with an anodized heat sink in the C6 the diode is electrically isolated making the build as easy as a normal 445nm build. As far as the lens I don't know I've never LPM'd the difference, but I'd put money on it that I could make a 808nm damn near 1W in a C6 for under $100. I do get though that your hosts aren't quite as cheap as the C6 so some up price is built in there.
Can anyone suggest an inexpensive 808nm pointer with adjustable focus and a bona fide output of 1000mw - 2000mw?
LLLT, torn meniscus .