First PHR 803T Build

[Kookapeli]

After completing my Red build that seems like ages ago I decided to build a 405nm using Mohrenburg $20 host & H/sink (Great Job once again Mo )

It was pretty straight forward after getting advice on how to bridge the gap on the battery pill so I could use 2 10440's

I soldered a wire to the +ve tab on the Host



Then I soldered the wires on to the diode and attached them to the driver.




You can see a 3rd wire from the diode. This is from the case pin to the -ve input of the driver as the host doesnt have a PCB that some hosts have.
The current is passed from the Negative from the battery, thru the host then on to the H/sink and then thru to the diode case pin

The driver was taped up so nothing can short in the host and the + wire was soldered on to the driver.




The +ve wire was then soldered on to the host and then screwed all together




And now for the all important beam shots !!!! My camera isn't that great so please bear with me


It's running on ~130mA using 2 Trustfire 10440's

 

[comradmax]

:gj: man! Be careful running with that end-cap, I've read that they can cause damage to the diode I'm working on one of those myself, so glad to see other users building non-445 lasers:beer:

 

[Mohrenberg]

Ah the phr. I hardly see them anymore with people going crazy over 445 and 12x diodes. Do you plan to keep this a phr build or upgrade it?

 

[Kookapeli]

@Comradmax I just did it for a quick pic, I thought that the reflection could do some damage. I'm kind of crawling before I can walk. I've started to walk so mabe next one I'll be jogging with a 12xBR, then mabe Run with a 1W 445. Obviously not actually running, as with running with Scissors ..... dangerous

@Mohrenberg I dont know yet It was a cheap build all in all about $60 so I might just keep it as it is, mabe when I get bored of it or don't see a host I like I might upgrade

 

[Kookapeli]

I've been playing around with this for a while now and finaly got round to making a couple of video's. Not been able to take any outside shots either (none that had a visible beam) but tonight was a little foggy and thought I'd go outside with it. Anyway here they are... Enjoy !!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VtpS8D1t-WI
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_f6jwe1Gf14

 

[chipdouglas]

nice fog pic. your cam picks up the phr's color very nicely

michael.

 

[Kookapeli]

Yeah, suprisingly it's on my phone I got a Sony Satio 12MP camera it's a good little thing, all my beam shots and video's were taken on it