Diy laser. Please help

[artix]

[quote author=artix link=1213219369/12#13 date=1213314949]your  "" is a HUGE understatement!!! I have searched on google "CR123 battery holder" an I haven't found anything like what Im looking for (radioshack style http://www.radioshack.com/search/index.jsp?kwCatId=&kw=battery holder&origkw=battery holder&sr=1)

Well...... I just googled "battery holders" and I found this in no more than 1 minute. : [/quote]

cool but is there a 2 battery holder ?

 

[chido]

I don't know, look for it.
Why do you want a two? Just buy two of those and connect them in series.

 

[Spyderz20x6]

I don't know, look for it.
Why do you want a two? Just buy two of those and connect them in series.

Duh!! :

 

[artix]

right.... lol  ;D

For the heat sink, will a small plate one work? tell me which one  ;D Thanks!!!

 

[chido]

You need a chunk of aluminum, like a cube. Not a plate.

 

[Spyderz20x6]

right.... lol  ;D

For the heat sink, will a small plate one work? tell me which one  ;D Thanks!!!

No, you need an actual chunk. You could use a CPU heatsink. Are you putting it in a box or a flashlight? If in a box, you could find a small CPU heatsink and drill a hole through it for the module.

Cheers

 

[chido]

Yes, tell us what kind of host you're going to use.
For a heatsink you could also get a whole bunch of washers drilled at the proper size so that you can fit your aixiz module in them and then glue them together using thermal epoxy. It may not be a perfect heatsink but it's better than nothing. There are lots of ways to make heatsinks.
Use your imagination. ;D

 

[artix]

[quote author=artix link=1213219369/12#19 date=1213317685]right.... lol  ;D

For the heat sink, will a small plate one work? tell me which one  ;D Thanks!!!

No, you need an actual chunk. You could use a CPU heatsink. Are you putting it in a box or a flashlight? If in a box, you could find a small CPU heatsink and drill a hole through it for the module.

Cheers[/quote]

Its a box style! and I found one this is $2.00 link and looks cube-ish there is a second one but it costs more

 

[Spyderz20x6]

[quote author=Spyderz20x6 link=1213219369/12#21 date=1213329946][quote author=artix link=1213219369/12#19 date=1213317685]right.... lol  ;D

For the heat sink, will a small plate one work? tell me which one  ;D Thanks!!!

No, you need an actual chunk. You could use a CPU heatsink. Are you putting it in a box or a flashlight? If in a box, you could find a small CPU heatsink and drill a hole through it for the module.

Cheers[/quote]

Its a box style! and I found one this is $2.00 link and looks cube-ish there is a second one but it costs more[/quote]
Try finding a smaller one. How big is the box?

 

[artix]

this big

1+3+3=7 <---tiny heat sink! lol

 

[Spyderz20x6]

this big

1+3+3=7 <---tiny heat sink! lol

That project box is 8 inches in length!?!

 

[artix]

[quote author=artix link=1213219369/24#25 date=1213395321]this big

1+3+3=7 <---tiny heat sink! lol

That project box is 8 inches in length!?! [/quote]

is that too big? there are other ones...

 

[Spyderz20x6]

[quote author=Spyderz20x6 link=1213219369/24#26 date=1213407432][quote author=artix link=1213219369/24#25 date=1213395321]this big

1+3+3=7 <---tiny heat sink! lol

That project box is 8 inches in length!?! [/quote]

is that too big? there are other ones...[/quote]
Thats pretty big... unless you are doing some serious circuitry.
5 inches is more than enough.

 

[rog8811]

This one uses the heatsink from a DX labbie red, LM317and 2 X RCR123A batteries.
All in a case 4.5" L X 2.5" W X 1.25 H, so yes you can go much smaller.

Regards rog8811

 

[Spyderz20x6]

This one uses the heatsink from a DX labbie red, LM317and 2 X RCR123A batteries.
All in a case 4.5" L X 2.5" W X 1.25 H, so yes you can go much smaller.

Regards rog8811

Very nicely built, Rog
Puts all my lasers to shame... :-[

 

[rog8811]

@ Spyderz20x6, It also uses one of the sharp near IR LD's that you were posting about some time ago, did you ever do anything with them?

Sorry for slight thread-jack Artix.........you can have it back in a mo.....

Regards rog8811