ebay 450mw 658nm red laser module

[zxn474l]

Has anyone on this forum bought this red laser module, and if so, how is it? The ebay seller is engkerim34 and the item is "450mw 658nm burning/cutting laser module:". This is complete and ready to run with a driver circuit for 135-140 dollars or so. I asked the seller and he said it was focusable too and can be run on batteries from 12-20 volts DC. The module looks nice from the pictures also! Let me know your input before I buy this module...do you think this is for real 450mw!

 

[Tech_Junkie]

link...

 

[moninosis]

found it.

High Power Laser Module -- 450 mw -- Cutting Burning - eBay (item 180339740995 end time Dec-18-09 13:20:29 PST)

 

[Tech_Junkie]

Hmm looks cool. Wait for some of the pros to lurk by. They can give you a better idea if its worth it or not.

 

[andy_con]

im not aware of any 450mw diodes, espically not for that price either.

could be being overdriven

 

[HIMNL9]

With that type of case, 90% of probability that is a 9mm (or maybe a modified c-mount) half watt (or less) diode ..... maybe it can be "focused for burn", but i doubt it can have a decent thin beam for scanners ..... not without an optical corrective element addon, at least

But i cannot be sure ..... those aluminium cases was used for a lot of time for professional high power resistors, now they're using them also for lasers ..... and, ofcourse, is not a 635nm, it's a more common 658nm (so more cheap also as diode .....) can be interesting see the "inside" of one of them :eg:

 

[nikokapo]

Looking at the pictures you can see that the "labby" is really small (look at the ruler). If it's a C-Mount then I don't know how they corrected the beams in such small space.

Also, it says you can drive it to around 580mA...

450mW @ 580mA?

Hmm....I don't think so

It could be an overdriven LOC.


EDIT: HIMNL9 beat me to it...