Hello!

[Hivoltage]

Hi everyone! I have been browsing through the forums for a while now and I thought that it was time to become a member. I am an Electrical Engineering student from southern California. I have a little laser experience and am gonna be starting a 6x build soon. Lasers seem like a great hobby and I am looking forward to being an active member of the community!

 

[hakzaw1]

Welcome HiV-enjoy the forum - dont forget to 1. search first -ask second(& don't forget to search Sam's laser FAQ too) 2. post some laser photos- we all like to look. 3. a small donation($2) is a super way to say Hello to LPF. and 4. Be nice -that goes a LONG way here. I know you will. regards hak

 

[T_Warne]

Hey there Hivoltage. Welcome to LPF!!!

 

[Jaseth]

Welcome to the forum! This is an expensive hobby but as an electrical engineer you should be able to learn how to make your own lasers and save a whole load of money!

Seb

 

[Hivoltage]

Thanks for the advice and the welcomes! Yeah I have been playing around with a sf-aw210 6x violet diode w/ rkcster driver but it burned out (only 190ma drive current and probably much less than an hour of burn time?) anyway I'm gonna go for another of those diodes or a GGW in one of ehgemus' custom hosts with a flexdrive I think. better heatsinking and lower drive current should make it last a lot longer I hope.

 

[Tymtravler]

Welcome to the forum HV,

 

[billg519]

Welcome to the Forum! Shame about the sf-aw210 giving out so quickly. A GGW might be a little more robust. By now you've obviously found the threads about driving these diodes and seen the graphs some members have posted. You'll have a nice bluray in that host when you're done. Don't forget to post pics ...

 

[LaserBeam]

Welcome to LPF ( Laser Pointer Forum )

James...