Micro-Drive laser driver by rkcstr

[ndrew2505]

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good to know. i may be ordering 10 if possible : you have great drivers

 

[sk8er4514]

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thanks for the info rkcstr. i'll be ordering >20

-Kendall

 

[rkcstr]

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As much as I would like to do so, I don't think I'll be able to start taking bulk orders yet. This weekend I'll be studying hard for my exam Monday, which starts all over again right after my exam for another exam I have the next Monday. I don't think I would be able to handle any more orders than I did this week (I'm still working on this week).

So, I apologize for the wait, but I hope you guys can wait another week. After that, I'll still have classes, but I won't any exams until mid Nov, so I should be able to work on some bigger orders.

 

[Ace82]

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Ryan, thanks for the drivers! They came yesterday!

 

[rkcstr]

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PCBs are in

Same thin FR4 board, but with 2oz copper (for better thermal dissipation), thru hole vias (vs old wire connections), silkscreening on major component side, solder mask, and best of all: my name on it ;D

 

[thesk8nmidget]

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you got a couple boars there to keep you occupied for a couple hours

 

[rkcstr]

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Yeah, and 3 more just like it

 

[sk8er4514]

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As much as I would like to do so, I don't think I'll be able to start taking bulk orders yet.  This weekend I'll be studying hard for my exam Monday, which starts all over again right after my exam for another exam I have the next Monday.  I don't think I would be able to handle any more orders than I did this week (I'm still working on this week).

So, I apologize for the wait, but I hope you guys can wait another week.  After that, I'll still have classes, but I won't any exams until mid Nov, so I should be able to work on some bigger orders.

can I order some of your bare PCBs? I want to learn how to make these myself and only want like 10

 

[daguin]

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can I order some of your bare PCBs? I want to learn how to make these myself and only want like 10

:-/ Can Rkcstr's name be removed from the board? :-/

Otherwise, Rkcstr would have to "deal" with any potential problems if they were released into the wild.

Peace,
dave

 

[rkcstr]

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I am selling the PCBs by themself, so you can purchase them on my website if you want to buy your own parts.

I offer them in good faith that you won't do anything that might be considered morally questionable (ie sell them to other people, especially under MY name). However, I do keep good record of all sales, so I can likely track the origins of any problems back to the source.

BTW, I just put up more stock on my website... so BUY BUY BUY!

 

[Sandman614]

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Thanks a million Ryan.  I just got mine today, now I'm just waiting on the 803t sleds.  This may be retarded to ask but with your 38ma driver for the blu-ray what mw should I be expecting.  Someone educate me please, I'm not scared of formulas.

 

[rkcstr]

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According to DrLava's graph in the thread below (first post), it looks like somewhere around 15-20mW, though these diodes can be highly variable.

http://www.laserpointerforums.com/forums/YaBB.pl?num=1209940381

 

[Ace82]

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Thanks to JayRob for the heatsink, rkcstr's excellent driver, Daguin for the inspiration!

both running at 160ma, haven't checked the mW yet because I don't have a LPM.

 

[Ace82]

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[rkcstr]

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nice

 

[Ace82]

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The golden 650