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FrozenGate by Avery

Looking for a host? Click me!

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bobhaha said:
Yeah.. or for $5 more you get a pcb ready to go.... I dunno for me the less things to modify/go wrong is well worth the extra $
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TTerbo said:
pretty much what hapens is when i try to modify the host i usually kill it. i have given up on the ones with the bulb LED hosts have a nice contact pcb.
cheers
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Folks, isn't pathfinding on your own and improvisation what makes this part of the hobby?
Building lasers, use what you have, make a laser that is working nicely.

For that 5$, Bob, you can get AMC drivers which will serve you well when you need them, you never know when you need 350mA with 120mV drop out - you can connect them in parralel for larger current, up to 4x ICs on single PCB (1400mA).
AMC drivers see a lot of use in my room, I used 2x AMC to drive my 100mW green C6.
And they are made on contact PCB as it is - only one problem is that PCB is made to fit the pill but the outter, CASE connection is negative , so you must isolate whatever you are powering, from the case.

Way around it is etching your own PCB to get the components case positive since AMC7135 is negative side regulator.
 





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G'day m8,

aaawe, yeeeah - that's grouse, I reckon! +1 :beer:

Well, I went to use the bloody thing and found the organization, well... . At the risk of being a Sook, I reckon it would probably be more interesting ordered by battery type, followed closely by size (thickness, particularly the head-section for heatsinking capability).

It's just me good oil... dinkum, m8 :beer:


p.s. The Socceroos are like vegemite toast for breakfast m8, some days it's better than others... ;)
 
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lol thanks mate. i will add the battery types up when i am finished this bloody school work.
cheers m8
 
Be aware that when you just get a host that says 'shell casing', it does not have the round board for the battery contact...

But if you have the right size board from another host, you can use that easy enough. Or make your own...
 
yeah its not to hard to etch a round PCB, i did it to fix one of my hosts
@ jayrob notice i added your builds :p
 
do u know the CSIRO?? go there give them dimensions (my pop works there) they will haily make you some just be sure to tell them its something complicatingly science related :p
@jayrob i need one of those cheap lathes? someone told me you got a 90 dollar one?
cheers
 
Mine's an old Atlas lathe. It's a good quality lathe made in U.S.A.

It's old though.... I got it for $250 dollars in pieces at a flee market. Put it all together and it worked perfectly!

For those cheap ones, you can check Harbor Freight... (it's going to be more than $90 dollars though)
 
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TTerbo said:
three of my heatsinks 100% free
the big one is my PHR
and the other two little ones are for a red build and a 445 build :p
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I think you should put ur PHR into one of that small heatsinks and use the big one for 445! ;)
 
TTerbo said:
do u know the CSIRO?? go there give them dimensions (my pop works there) they will haily make you some just be sure to tell them its something complicatingly science related :p
@jayrob i need one of those cheap lathes? someone told me you got a 90 dollar one?
cheers
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They were mini lathes on a one of sale, not sure if anyone's letting them go since they were such a ridiculous steal :)
 
I was recently thinking about making a DIY laser just for the fun of it
and your list has helped out greatly. :thanks:


I just wonder why aren't there any Focalprice hosts in the list...
most of them are under 5$ and aren't that bad - like This and This one.
 
i wouldnt want to buy any flashlight hosts. i'd prefer one that allows me to fix-focus the laser.
 
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