And last but not least....
A small preview of two of my new models part 1 - Tiny AAA Blu Ray
This is a very tiny Blu Ray, powered by an AAA sized Li-Ion, called 10440 (altho it might soon work of 1.5 or 1.2V AAA's as well).
Since the 10440 Li-Ions do not come in protected version, the laser warns you, when the battery gets low, by blinking slowly....
I first attempted this build over half a year ago - it was meant as a favor for a forum member - but it never really worked out, due to some dificulties in the host, that were hard to overcome. Later i pretty much gave up on it, and almost forgot about it.
But just a short time ago, i mentioned it to Jayrob, asking if a certain small modification to one of the parts was possible, and before i was even done asking, he already made the prototypes, and suddenly it became a reality.
After that, i still only wanted to make four of them as presents for some friends, because it was simply meant to be a tiny low power blu ray...
But surprisingly enough, the little modification Jayrob helped me do, turned out to provide much more heatsinking, than i ever thought possible! At this moment, i actually have a 4x diode in a personal one, putting out 153mW, without a hint of overheating!
These can easily support a 120mW PHR diode without any duty cycle limitations. In fact, this tiny thing could even support a 6x diode at 200mW, however in that case, i would have to impose a strict 5 minute duty cycle on it, because if i put it in my pocket powered up for 15 minutes it gets a little bit warm.. *:
How exactly i achieved that shall remain a secret for now.. But, since i would like to start the lens GB ASAP, i decided to offer these for sale.. They would be a slightly cheaper alternative to the main PHR model...
The price will be under $200 for a PHR in one of these (much less if it can be made with a FlexDrive instead of my driver!)...
As i said, it could easily even support a 6x, but i have special plans for tiny 6x's, which shall also remain a secret for now. Let's just say, there will be a special version.
But if someone REALLY REALLY wanted a 6x in one of these, it could be set to 170-200mW, but would then be my one and only laser with duty cycle limitations. Like 5 minutes at once max. And no, i'm not kidding. I will probably put a 6x into a personal one. Or you could just wait for the "special" version, which... Well, let's just say it will be VERY SPECIAL.
Anyway, here is a photo of the tiny monster, side by side with my main model.. And people tell me my main laser is small...
(Scroll down for the other new model!)