Ordering & Shipping:
Just sent him a PM, then a Paypal, and if it weren't for Columbus Day I would have had it in my hands in 2 days. Jay is the fastest guy in this hobby (it may help that I'm only one state away). Communication was great both before and after the sale. Assembly:
The instructions were both complete and accurate. The host was a great choice, it had a lot of room to work in. Performance:
I chose a GGW (6x) diode driven at 186ma. It will pop a balloon from 10 feet away, I guess that's adequate...
You can tell I'm a real JayRob kit fan. I think you can't go wrong with this kit.
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Hey another feather in the oh so worthy jayrob's hat! I got to talk to cold, I keep trying to give rep where rep is due, and those few so totally worthy like jayrob, I always get that damned message and can't rep atm! What, I can't be trusted with rep w/o limits cold? LOL! Everyone Jay deserves a lot more rep! You guys rep him while I can't! And also thanks for the great and upgradable donations to the raffle! -Glenn
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Your too good to me Glenn! :thanks:
Slipstream, yes, if you were to drill out the top of the 'pill', where the emitter is mounted, then you would make more room inside the host, and would be able to fit a rkcstr driver.
And then use 2 X RCR123 rechargeable for a red build. You could just use some plastic from a Pepsi bottle (rolled), to make a sleeve so your batteries would not 'rattle'...
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Besides, even if you want to use a rckstr driver, just get 2 CR123s. Might be a little loose, but if you're not shaking much, shouldn't be too noticable. If you plan to use a FlexDrive, an 18650 should give you at least a few hours, even for a red at really high currents.
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I would sell the heatsink only for the same as most of my other heatsinks...
$23 dollars plus $3 dollars shipping. But I would rather sell the host/heatsink combo, simply because with this design, the tolerance for the fit is very close. It's the length of the top (widest) part of the heatsink that has a tight tolerance. So that the retaining ring of the host will hold it solid, but not have a gap between the retaining ring and the host.
I have noticed that the hosts are not all perfect in this area. (I'm talking about a tiny difference, like plus or minus 4 or 5 thousandth's of an inch)
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So...I bought one of these 18650 kits and built my wife a laser.
I put it together, soldered in the diode. Screwed the head on...
I did NOT want to give her the laser. It's that tasty! 18650 power supply, massive heatsink, smooth rear reverse clicky. The flexdrive set to 350mA resulted in a solid 273mW with a LCC diode after the Meredith glass lens.
So far, the host hasn't even got warm even after running it a few minutes at a time.
I will be posting a more detailed review with pics later. My wife needed to make it a little more "girlie". But she is enjoying her first laser.