Its here! Its here! So pretty.
Also, the holster looks super badass
^^^
My exact words!!^^^
This holster is GREAT DEAL works quite well with Spartan(about the smallest btw)
- JL Pl c and d series- the Skys and many more-
but at full extension its just a tad too short for a PL-E with *second* 26650 battery tube (we are now at 13 inches) AND the JL 5X Beam Expander- >15+ inches- and rediculosly long but a rush from this handful that needs to be entered are the world record longest (non home-brew) handheld laser- if enough want them Gray may be able to get some 445s with the 9mm (there is already a 2W Ple Pro BUT its only downfall is the neeed for two 16340s- face it 2W is a lot of energy from just two tiny batts in fact the uber cheap ulktra-no- fires drain in a few minutes use andf when it rerached t eh end they go dim in a few seconds) So for a decent 2W 445 either two 18650s or KKs are in order.
As they come now to go with two big cells you are faced with issues like spacers for good connection or O-Rings to hide gaps- they were NEVER designed for two 650mm long batts and its too much for ALL,, except the 445..
they would need to be further machined to make a perfect fit for the second batt tube also IMO they will be use protected button tops OR flat tops and a magnet or spacer of some kind.
making one where none of this happens is not easy-
needing to use a super long spring has its drawbacks as well.
All i can say for sure is when you try both in a laser, be it a single cell or more- when you tighten the tailcap and have a button top or more importantly a pair of them you may experience some of the following-
1) the neg end of you cell will show where it has been dented by something when trying to fully tighten the tail cap (will not happen w/ flat toppers)
2) there will be a gap where the tubes meet with either the front or the tailcap-or each other.
3) you try anyway to make that DAMNED gap go away (OCD much?)
that you hear a tiny crunch come from inside as you just did at least some harm or at worst just broke something.
4) with flat tops you sometime cannot get the laser to work it needs a spacer to make proper contact at both ends also you may feel the batt(s) moving inside as they are too short to be held firmly in place.
ALSO i would not suggest this for any other color- just the 9mm 445.
The new B.E.s should come soon- AFAIK they will thread into the front of the pros where the lens cap would be.
BTW hwo amnt Pro oinwers ahd at least once pressed the rtail cap button with the lens cap on?? dont lis now- as i did it again alst weekend at SELEM-- YES I am BACK
I spent a night in dallas and another in Plano with super friends and just got home a day or so ago- car is still 1/3 packed-- i tooh WAY to many item i considered FS.
I have a few stills to add at the SELEM 2013 thread and a long video but all in all i really dropped the ball on taking pics and vids- this SELEM was just a blur of coherent photons and a mind blower-
the club was off the WALL!
Our DJs were the absolute BEST TY RagDoll and his two partners.
the shows in the big auditorium were awesome to so well done- and a gas white projector that was unbelievably spot-on and the scanners must have been 50K-
To buffo Adam B- you are the master LEM host- and how you make every year better is a feat in itself- PLEASE find a post by buffo and +rep him with a note 'I heard what you did at SELEM 2013'
He only comes here on occasion so there is a good chance he will be shocked when he check his rep logs.
IF you guys ever get to SELEM you will be glad i asked you to rep adam today- trust me on this..
ALSO rep greg 'bungy' he made it possible for dr sam to attend this year.
I cannot tell greg how much i appreciated doing this and on a very short notice- too bad his wife is not also a LPF member as she too played a big part by letting Greg use HER car for the trip.
SO THANK YOU Mrs. Buggy-
ya' ll go find a post by greg 'bungy' and plus rep him.
Start you plan today to make SELEM 2014-
Its just 60$ to get a badge(includes a free 20+ $ SELEM polo shirt!)- if you tell me later that you honestly felt you did not get your moneys worth I will pay you 40$. Or $60 if you return the shirt in unued condition.
For this GB
bad news first-
JL has been doing all they can to get me restocked on KKs amd 16340s
many others i know that deal with china (like aixiz, Dr Lava and others)
are having red tape every where and costs to get item both out and intpo china has gotten very bad.
SO until we can get these batteries to Texas you may need to source them from larrydfw ( a goods friend) or try battteryjunction or Lighthound.
I go by a lighthound every time I go to AixiZ but they price theirs very high a much as 50%
I have about 10 18650s left here and twice that in 16650s
Brother mariomaster Alex fixed and calibrated my graphing Radiant X so I will this week make graphs of all inventiory (jl) and also about 5 handhelds from my collection- I spent 1 1K doing both SELEM then the LSO course no results YET - prolly Monday- I think in failed by one wrong answer- I get a do -over free on the exam only but that means traveling to the next class. and prolly staying over night $$$$
the two hours allowed for the test was about 1 hour too short- I was well prepared- lots of time spent in study and almost every source out there open to use except getting help from each other.
I think given three hours I would have passed WITHOUT the 6 hour lecture and 209 powerpoint slides-
I had all that weeks ago- less than 80% of topics in lecture were pertaining to the exam- in some ways you could have used the lecture to eliminate possible questions. BTW in all fairness to Greg he did a great job and considering the 'normal ' deal for LSO is $1500 and takes THREE days. so he needs to do all in a single day but same exams.
so ILDA gave us a price break at 445$
there were six in my class- I think they all passed.
One at least was taking this course for the second time.
I blew that math when my laptop would not work on wifi
I had accidently flipped that tiny wifi switch on the side- i had no idea it even existed.
So no internet for my on that one.
I admit I paniced-- when he said 'one hour left' i could have sworn that we only used 20 or 30 minutes- that was whn the panic really set in.
Although we were warned, i got caught by at least two 'trick question'
If I were a teacher i would NEVER use these. I am 66 and i can say I have never been asked a serious 'trick' question EVER - only in a joke do we see them and otherwise they are surely VERY rare.
bbl with soe graphs and prices- JL is allowing me much leeway for the remaining stock of 100mW Ti-Bs they come with one free 16650 red sanyo and a cheapie charger- add $15 if you are smart and need a smarter charger (nitecore i2s are back in stock)
lasers requiring a 2665o batter will come with a sleeve and one free 18650. sorry we have no KKs ! nor 16340s.
all that I am offering from my collection take and get a free 18650 from my supply of new batt pack pulls.
we have new stuff to discuss at ROG too.
I will resume my Lk-PD giveaway PM for details. NOT in open forum PLEASE!
Motors will be hewre monday so I will have 30 more lumia kits to offer.
I havre aixiz glass lenses for red and blue/BR- copper in 3.8/5.6 and 9mm
out of 20 mW 515 nm modules in heatsink- ne price also from SELEM price excety for Greg andf Zack. any other that I promised one at 60$ when we all gpot home needs to PM me asap. my price of 60$ was way low as it was a guess- they arrived just when I was about to give up and leave- if you want to be sure to own one now call 1-888 4 AIXIZ 1 with your credit card in hand you just MIGHT get a discount if yopu tell Xia or Dr Chuck I gave you this number- he only got a few in and needs 85$ for most of them--
sweet color and NOT as blue as some say- I would take pics with 532 on one side and 450 on the other but I even sold my personal one at SELEM- sick divergence --rock steedy OSRAM perfect round spot and CW w' single transverse mode- graph is flat-
I need 60$ at least donated to fund a test to death of one of these.
AND inpuit on how that should be done-
lots of options on the testing so speak up.
I could shim w/ thin copper and use the tiny heatsink these come in pout my led clock on and do an extended time lapse with my JVC vidcam( has a 50 gig memory inside) I would use my adjustable PS set at spec vdc(3.2) and current.
I have no O scope but would be interested to see the color shift between cold and hot= happy to send the doinated diode to another to do these tests and also has a scope ==
I dont even think aixiZ knows the duty rest cycle these need- standard chrome plated brass aixiz blank module IIRC copper diode holder- smd driver inside.
any host that used a 12x30 module ahd handles a single Li -ion would make for a 10 minute 515 build.
Gray is offering a 520 JL laser- have not seen one yet.
new and correct batch of IR filters are cpming to me- send your addrewss if you own a JL 473 Pl-E Pro and want on- I will replace two Pros I have here and also meet with kaphinated up in houston to swap out his-
none of all the drama and crap would have happened for not the mistake of the IR filter makers-
less blame falls on me and gray-
IF with new filter these make 2 or 3X spec i would say no one has good cause to want a return for refund or replacement - at 300$ even a stable 20 mw is below the price of ALL other 473 makers!! so forget the output with IR it ia NOT relevent ATM- I was like all the rest 'WOW this is tooo good to be true' and that was the truth--
forget all that!!
no way to un-do it- your want overspec 473 at a super price see me or gray--
end of story.
Some may be coldhearted and slow to warm up- BUT once warm they hit peak quick and 3X spec +/-and are fairly stable ( for a DPSS)
I think I will have one here already to offer when i change filters.
Do NOT look for a lower price tag in fact it will very likely go up if you want one of mine. I showed i=oner offf at SELEM and MM put a high quality IR filter in front on mine and it peaked ay almost 100 mW that is 10X spec of 10mW and more than 3X the spec of 30mW. With no exceeptio all i demosed it for were impressed with cost vs output and MANY , being projectors geeks, wanted to know when gray would offer 473 in a active cooled labby- my reply was -- well for one thing they seem to like it hot!!
I will get with Gray to looking a nice 150mw 473 analog projector laser.
To those seeking DPSS yellow- IMO not likely at least in the near future.
but I said that about 473 3 years ago....
all my -back orders will get my full attention very soon.
if i owe you an item or service please remind me-
GB #4 for miss linna is strarting and will take some time to fil as i want to try again to make a 20 item order. WE need to get it done and paid for long before the China Oct hoildays. I am deleteing the LK mini from the next GB and linna agrees.
The LK-3D was very well liked at SELEM- considering who was there.
I may even do a seperate GB just for these little beauties.. new and better prices too/ ALSO It may be possible that the graings reduce the output to below the 5 mW limit for MPE. < that was about the ONLY neg I got on them at SELEM- so i will be metering anf graphing mine now that Alex fixed my software issue.Thsi should be very easy to do as the RC has a pause button so at ANY time I can go static and take a reading-
it would be very cool if these could be used for audiebce scanning!!
The bliss lasers are so why not this one!!??
PM your Qs
Jury duty 8 am hope they dont like me. (again)
se my new thread in th\e 'ebay and deals' thread. win a prize for being observant!!
here is a hint " whats all wrong with this picture/'
hak
this GB for JL is on-going so just use the great thread.
