MS-SSW-II / NDG7475 Build Review

[CurtisOliver]

It certainly will. But you'll be surprised at how quickly we'll get used to it, and it soon won't feel new anymore.
I'm not good with change myself. But I have seen a few things I like about this platform. But others things not so much.

 

[ArcticDude]

Nope no beer. LPF has gone sober.

 

[CurtisOliver]

There always has to be one that end up being a rebel.

 

[paul1598419]

Seems we have fewer imogies left over from the old platform. Maybe that will change when Avery gets someone to change a few things around here. This white background reminds me of PL. I'm not loving it that much.

 

[CurtisOliver]

I'm sure there must be a way of changing the background from the admin side. But I can't see anyway of doing so from our side.

 

[chloderic]

Thanks a lot Paul , always fine to see such a nice workout ....

 

[paul1598419]

Thank you, chloderic. I appreciate the kind words.

That is pretty much what I expected, Curtis.

 

[Lifetime17]

Hi Paul,
You finally had time to put this awesome build together, Great job man thats a lot of green filling your room. Thanks for sharing this build with us very well done buddy.

Rich

 

[paul1598419]

Thanks, Rich. It was a labor of love. I had been wanting to do this build for at least three years. Everything just came together at one time and made it possible. I do like the way it turned out. It is extremely bright. Had to give it the plywood burn test today. It passed with flying colors.

 

[cistercian]

Nice laser Paul!!! I have 2 1 watt jetlasers in the PLE-Pro host. One does 1243mw with 26650 cells installed.
The first time I was power testing it I pointed it at our piano while focusing the beam. I was dismayed at the
instant damage! Safe enough on white ceilings but boils smoke right away on any wood surface!

Enjoy your built monster green! You did a great job and I like the massive host too!
My only LPF member host was made by Ehgemus. He did a fantastic job too. I has a 515nm Nichia
in it @ 80+ mw. Very tame compared to the beast you built! I hope you enjoy your new build a very long time!



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[paul1598419]

Thanks. It should last a nice long time. It isn't grossly over driven and has an amply heat sink. I use a couple of lenses with it. I have a G2 that gives the best power rating and a 520nm AR coated two element lens from DTR. No artifacts with it.

 

[RedCowboy]

Very nice, that's a good looking unit I built a compact 7475 runs on 2 x 18350 and also a 2 x 26650 520nm unit with a bigger heat sink for long runtimes, but I also have some 1w 525nm lasers and you can see the difference ( more green/yellow ) but I think I like the 520nm better, I would love to see a 3w or 5w green diode next and hopefully 520nm will still be an option.

 

[paul1598419]

Thanks, Robert. I would love to see some higher power greens, but I don't think we'll see any soon. There is little need for more power in PJs, so we will be stuck with what we have for at least the time being.

 

[cyberdoc]

WOW! That’s an incredibly beautiful laser cannon, Paul! Thanks for also sharing your step-by-step photos. Some things are really worth the wait. Great job, Buddy!

-cd

 

[paul1598419]

WOW! That’s an incredibly beautiful laser cannon, Paul! Thanks for also sharing your step-by-step photos. Some things are really worth the wait. Great job, Buddy!

-cd

Thank you, Barry. I'm glad you enjoyed the photos and the explanations. It is a nice build and quite heavy in the hand.

 

[jnrpop]

Looks great Paul a quality diode for a quality, and rare host!
I also had all the component for a NUG01 build arrive a 3 or 4 months back, and got lucky with a reasonably well focused g-ball lens on the diode, actually its really good compared to other units ive seen posted here. These 1W diodes are so bright its unreal, mines doing 1100mW @ 1750mA using a buck driver.
J