CNI Group Buy #2 (taken over by styropyro 10-26)

[IsaacT]

It is 25 dollars or so cheaper if I remember right

 

[Blackwolf]

I bet they'd quote a PGL III C for quite a bit more than $25 too if they sold them

 

[Atomicrox]

Yeah, that doesn't even afford a half decent host for these

 

[gismo]

My position remains the same: 80mW 589nm. I'll be prepared to pay after the 25th of February if this GB finally comes to a happy end:thinking:. It'd be great for once to finish it with a glory, don't you guys think?

Come on now, people! Let get this thing going:wave:.

 

[ultimatekaiser]

I suppose that is true. But I think it's more worth it for the extra creativity/options. Especially since it comes with a driver. I'd love to put one of these in a custom host, with a air cooled copper heatsink or something. That'd be awesome! I bet Mrcrouse could come up with something.

 

[Dr_Evil]

Can send a PM out to all those in the OP to find out if they are still interested? It would be nice to have an updated list.

 

[Dr_Evil]

What's going to happen with this GB?

 

[Atomicrox]

So, is this dead for good?
Perhaps someone from outside the US should start a GB due to the recent FDA issues..

 

[Deleted member 16589]

Why are so many people so opposed to buying just the modules? That's the way to go really.... Can do anything you want to it look-wise, any battery, etc. i mean really. And OEM stuff doesn't generally have issues with import. I'm considering a yellow myself, but not likely as a PGL

You should get a quote on those OEM modules

 

[Atomicrox]

I'm sure you'll have a market if you buy modules and sell finished lasers for a reasonable price. I wouldn't trust my skills messing with a $700 module

 

[ultimatekaiser]

The PGL-H 80mW 589s are 1300.00 USD. I already recently asked. They've gone far more expensive. So unless you have deep pockets, it's not happening.

 

[KapHn8d]

I pretty much have considered this effort abandoned at this point. Should there be interest in the future for doing a GB, there should be a completely new thread and feeler. I'm not even tracking progress on this anymore and have allocated the funds going to the 589 I was planning to order elsewhere.

It was fun while it lasted

cheers,
c

 

[Atomicrox]

For crying out loud, CNI is completely out of their minds. Wonder if they are gonna sell any of those *at all* from now on. Since this is a small part of their business they might as well stop making handhelds...

kaiser, you seem to have a lot of experience fixing DPSS systems, wouldn't you consider perhaps making your own 589nm lasers?

 

[ultimatekaiser]

I already have made a a pulsed one on my desk before, but it was hardly optimal... I need something to put the optics inside of. Might commission a special host.... But I doubt it'd be cheap....

 

[Atomicrox]

Depends on your definition of cheap

 

[ultimatekaiser]

All the mounts need copper heat sinking. The whole module would be preferrable. That makes for a pricy host :tinfoil:

Let's put it this way, I would be happy to build one if someone will give me the parts...not cheap to do though...and definitely no guarentee a on how fast production would be.