NewWish 5mW 445nm Pen?

[eytyxhs]

Check this 5mW 445nm 450nm Blue Blu-Ray Laser Pointer Pen Lazer | eBay

 

[Misanthrop]

Something tells me people shouldn't buy this.

 

[eytyxhs]

Something tells me people shouldn't buy this.

PM sent to Seller.

 

[Blord]

It is possible. I made my own Newwish pen with the 445nm diode. The output is way higher than 5mW. I think the Ebay pen is heavily overspec.

 

[jimdt7]

I agree with Blord ! It is possible !

 

[eytyxhs]

Cheaper:

5mW 445nm 450nm Blue Ray Laser Lazer Pointer Point New | eBay

 

[Blord]

Building your own is the cheapest. $9 for a 405nm pen and $40 for the 445nm diode.
Replace the 405nm diode and mod the pot.

 

[InfinitusEquitas]

Chances are that pen will be an overspec 405nm...

 

[blakegriffin]

Laserglow Technologies - Handheld Lasers, Alignment Lasers and Lab / OEM Lasers Those pens are for real. CNI is also selling them http://www.cnilaser.com/PDF/GLP-447.pdf

 

[joeyss]

Has anyone bought one of these? It could be a 445 outpuuting 300-500mw or so. They make greens that are 100mw and use a 300-500mw pump diode.

 

[Isoleucine]

The 445 diode operates with a interesting lower bound of operation. At low powers the 445 diode becomes extremely unstable, fluctuating on and off, as it is JUST barely turning it on. Using the 1W 445 diodes commonly manufactured, there is a far greater margin of error that exists here. It needs to be run I'd say for 100 more milliwatts than its anticipated lasing threshold.

Opinion

 

[bitmerge6502]

just read this. i'm researching how to build a rgb with a 445 instead of 405. the 445 would have to be low power in relation to 635 & 532. if the Nichia diodes can only operate around ½-1½W, perhaps there's another diode that uses lower specs. i assumed the Nichia was high powered because it's designed for projector equipment.

 

[qumefox]

Most of the people in this thread have the wrong ideas.

These pens most likely aren't the multimode projector 445 diodes we're used to, they most likely use the new 50mW single mode 3.8mm 450nm osram, etc, diodes that are available now. The price is about in line with using those diodes and they are touted to be 450nm instead of 445.

It's a good buy for wavelength collectors. but the 'burning' crowd likely won't have much interest in these.

 

[Cyparagon]

I bought one a while ago that should be here in a few days. I'll let you know how it turns out.

 

[bitmerge6502]

awesome! thanks for the info. i knew there was another diode out there.

 

[Cyparagon]

Review here :beer: