Nice to see new faces lining up for the GB.
PL has way more heatsinking than the HL so if you are interested in long run times it's the way to go. From what I've seen from the last GB and my personal experience, don't assume the PL will have more output vs. the HL for the same mw rating. What you get is what you get (either one is likely to be way overspec though)
If you want some serious 405nm output >500mw for cheap, buy the $100 one from Lazerer. Wouldn't run it even as long as it's rated duty cycle though or it be dead real quick. Ultra crappy heatsinking and there are a ton of those units in the laser graveyard. Haven't broken mine yet as I wouldn't run it past 10 seconds. Actually thinking of taking it apart and putting the module in a different unit. You will immediately know just how crappy the unit is by how little it weighs. I've got pen lasers that weigh more!:crackup:
If that's correct would this depend on the price of the lasers or the total cost with shipping?
Hey offroad, I just finished reading through 62 pages of the last GB and TBH I'm kinda afraid to participate. I know none of that was your fault, but still feels risky... Do you know if everyone got their replacements in the end?
You mentioned we get the same gifts from last time, am I right to think the gifts are these?
If that's correct would this depend on the price of the lasers or the total cost with shipping?
Do we also get both diffraction caps for each HL laser for free?
Also have a couple questions about the lasers, specifically HL515-30, HL520-50 and HL405-500.
-What kind of tail caps do they come with?
-In case they come with the safety interlock cap, do we also get that small "dead plug"?
-Do they have any kind of delay to turn on?
Sorry for the amount of questions
Hey man! I got a small stock a while ago. Then i could of ordered them at a discount then. But for now this is no diode groupbuysorry about that. But what diode are you interested in anyway?
Greetings,,
Thanks, glad everything ended well
By keyed cap you mean one with the "audio plug" interlock or an actual key?
Would you mind asking Kevin about:
-Free diffraction caps
-What tail cap comes with HL515-30, HL520-50 and HL405-500 - not very important but I'd like to be sure of what I'm buying
-If HL515-30, HL520-50 or HL405-500 has a turn on delay - this one is very important, I really dislike those delays
Like you said on the other GB, we can never assume anything when dealing with Chinese companies
Edit: one more question!
Some people reported misaligned lasers last time, if I happen to get one misaligned enough to hit the metal aperture borders (not the sticker) causing splash do I get a replacement?