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Cypreus II 1W Violet Diode Review

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Hi to all.
This is my first complete and almost well done review for a laser build, so be nice please :p
Starring two awesome items:

- The DTR 16X BDR-209 Diode In Copper Module With Driver @ 700 mA and 405-G-2 Glass Lens;
- The Sinner's Cypreus II copper host.

For this build I have used three new special guests:

- A new digital WELLER WSD81 SE 80W soldering station;
- A 7W Laserbee power meter with Ophir head;
- An handmade reamer.

So, let's start!

The soldering station:

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The 7W Laserbee:

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The handmade reamer:

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This item was built usying a japanese white marker and a extra-fine sandpaper.
I put also some pre-lim paste over the sandpaper, a very gently surface cleaner.
The total diameter is about 11.5 mm, but I can easily vary it adding more coils of sandpaper.
I use this reamer to create a very smooth mirror surface into the heatsink hole,
to have a perfect contact between the parts.


The violet diode and the 0,05mm Indium foil:

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All the needed parts:

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Diode module gently scrubbed with extra-fine sandpaper:

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All the contact parts were extra-cleaned with the best cleaning liquid fluid available today in the market:

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Diode with Indium foil wrapped around, ready to be inserted into the heatsink:

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Diode inserted with good pressure into heatsink.
No need to use the set screw.

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Crown pressed into focus ring with the help of a vice:

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Soldering and connect the inside wires:

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In order to avoid any possible short, I have added a soft piece of rubber between the screws:

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Assembled heatsink:

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The final product:

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Cypreus II on Manfrotto minipod:

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The beamshot:

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The violet beam is very difficult to capture with a camera, especially to obtain the right colours.
This shot looks like a blue laser, but really is much more violet.
I was forced to use a 15 sec long exposure to have a decent amount of light.


The fluorescence ignition:

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Those air-conditioner remote control buttons seems to be backlighted, but they are off!
This is a pretty fast reaction of fluorescent materials when affected by a violet frequency.


The performance graph:

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What an awesome diode! It is very stable, and tend to slightly increase output in the time!
I have limited the test to 90 seconds, but with Cypreus II surely I will have a longer duty cycle.
After 90 sec the copper become slightly warm, so Indium foil and copper parts are doing their dirty work! :)


Finally, the video:



The host was placed at about 3.5 meters from the mouse pad (yes, was a
professional mouse pad ... :yabbem:).
The surface began to smoke immediately! Also the match light at once.
The dot is so powerful, tiny and precise that ignite light wood pretty fast.
Goggles is a must, this is really a dangerous laser !

Conclusions: this is a masterpiece, powerful, precise, rock solid and made with a high craftsmanship.
I wish to thanks a lot two guys that allowed the creation of this project: DTR and Sinner.
See ya soon for my next reviews .. stay tuned! :beer:

Richard.
 
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Nice build! I orered a custom host from Sinner! Can't wait until it comes in!
 
Cool build ! Keep them coming ! :) So is the foil better than thermal paste ?
The 405 is a cool diode ! Enjoy !
 
Yeah it is better, for many reasons.
First of all it is electrically conductive, and this is a must to have a good path.
Then, it rest in place when the diode warm up a lot.
And finally, it does not become dry in the time.
Hovewer it is not simple to use in a round surface: for example, if You do not have the right tolerance, and the barrel is slightly too fat (or the heatsink hole is slightly too small), the Indium foil runs away.
I have found a perfect tolerance with a lot of tries with my handmade reamer. We're talking about hundredths of a millimeter!
 
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Very impressive build, you did a great job! Thank you for the detailed pictures too, very well done! +:beer:
 
Even a .002" interference is enough to make the loose fitting G2 tight enough to have to be turned with a
screwdriver. Getting a good press fit is as much an art as it is a science.
 
Beautiful build!

Yeah it is better, for many reasons.
First of all it is electrically conductive, and this is a must to have a good path.

I don't quite understand how / where you're using the foil. At first I thought you were using it between the module and the heatsink (and it kind of looks that way from the photo), but you're not relying on a case pin for electrical conduction, so I think I'm wrong. Are you using it on the tailcap threads?
 
Hi.
I use it around the diode barrel, and shroud both the barrel and the small copper heatsink where the diode is pressed into.
In this build I do not need electrical path thru the heatsink, but in other builds it will be very useful.
In this build I have used it to eliminate the harmful gap between the diode+barrel and my copper heatsink. More or less, it is a 0.025 mm gap. With my little handmade reamer I will forced to slightly enlarged the hole of the copper heatsink to obtain a perfect fit without any gap.
In that way I have a very good thermal dissipation copper-aluminum-indium-copper. Like a McDonald hamburger :crackup:
 
That is absolutely incredible! Beautiful build! Honestly.. That is some precise work there. I wish I had the patience and skill for that!
I have been thinking of casting modules out of some silver I have. Better than indium foil :yh:

Also, that is one stable diode!! Beautiful work!
 
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Took a good bit of work but I am glad it turned out just the way you wanted it. Good luck with the other one, Nice and detailed review.

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try a beam shot next to another, different wavelength laser, the color may turn out more accurate.
 
sweet build! might wanna bend the whole host a little bit :P
in case you don't know, i have the prototype of the host
 
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SIX years have passed--this laser is now in my collection..
I necro because this is about the best review and pics ever.



Sinner afaik is slowing down and may not make many more hosts..
His work is excellent. I would suggest that we keep these at this point.

There may never be any more.

TY Richard and Sinner
hak
 


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