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NOT FS: 1.3W 445nm Laser "The Snake Bite" (Brighter 452nm Wavelength) + IMR Cells
I've had a change of heart. As I've thought about this, it occurs to me that I really have a strong ethical objection to selling a laser built in a host that is specifically designed (by the host manufacturer) to be dangerous. That's not something I like the thought of. There's no reason for "assault spikes" on a handheld anything, let alone a laser.
As a side note, if anyone recognizes this host well enough that they would be able to direct me to a non-assault-spiked equivalent (IE, the same host, but without the assault crown), that would be wonderful. I'd love to transplant the work I did on this build into a more benign home.
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Howdy folks!
For Sale: A new 1,300 mW 445nm build called "The Snake Bite"
- Using a cherry-picked higher wavelength 452nm diode!
This is a fierce looking host, with one of those highly polished heatsinks from Ray J Neal (back when he was still machining around here). His work really was beautiful. If you look at the close-up shots you'll see that there is gorgeous ornamental tapering or "steps" on the front of the chrome-like heatsink. Of course, it's t assault crown that really gives this guy its signature look. This guy runs on 2x16340 or 2x18350 cells, and I would encourage you to use good ones (they don't have to cost a lot: Affordable IMRs)
The neat part is that I've been cherry-picking higher wavelength diodes. I'm building with the 450+ diodes, and filtering out those that fall in the 440 range. So this is a 452nm diode, which means that mW for mW you'll get a much brighter beam than with a 445. Colour-wise, I don't think you can tell a 452 from a 445, but brightness wise, your eye will certainly perceive it as brighter.
The Guts:
Photos of the laser, with some fog in the air:
Price:
$275 with FREE fully-insured, and trackable shipping within North America.
(International buyers, PM me for shipping cost)
You MUST own laser protection goggles appropriate for this wavelength, and
You MUST be over 20 years of age, and
You MUST be familiar and experienced with the appropriate safety precautions to take with lasers of this power.
Interested buyers shoot me a PM or post in the thread.
I've had a change of heart. As I've thought about this, it occurs to me that I really have a strong ethical objection to selling a laser built in a host that is specifically designed (by the host manufacturer) to be dangerous. That's not something I like the thought of. There's no reason for "assault spikes" on a handheld anything, let alone a laser.
As a side note, if anyone recognizes this host well enough that they would be able to direct me to a non-assault-spiked equivalent (IE, the same host, but without the assault crown), that would be wonderful. I'd love to transplant the work I did on this build into a more benign home.
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Howdy folks!
For Sale: A new 1,300 mW 445nm build called "The Snake Bite"
- Using a cherry-picked higher wavelength 452nm diode!
This is a fierce looking host, with one of those highly polished heatsinks from Ray J Neal (back when he was still machining around here). His work really was beautiful. If you look at the close-up shots you'll see that there is gorgeous ornamental tapering or "steps" on the front of the chrome-like heatsink. Of course, it's t assault crown that really gives this guy its signature look. This guy runs on 2x16340 or 2x18350 cells, and I would encourage you to use good ones (they don't have to cost a lot: Affordable IMRs)
The neat part is that I've been cherry-picking higher wavelength diodes. I'm building with the 450+ diodes, and filtering out those that fall in the 440 range. So this is a 452nm diode, which means that mW for mW you'll get a much brighter beam than with a 445. Colour-wise, I don't think you can tell a 452 from a 445, but brightness wise, your eye will certainly perceive it as brighter.
The Guts:
- 1300mW Custom Build w/ Highly Polished Modular Heatsink Design
- Blue-Coated 3-Element Glass Lens
- Custom Focusing Adapter from Flaminpyro
- LPM (power) Tested
- Spectrometer (wavelength) Tested
- Two high discharge IMR lithion-ion cells (we're not allowed to mail these, so I'm going to order new ones sent directly to the laser's new owner!)
Photos of the laser, with some fog in the air:
Price:
$275 with FREE fully-insured, and trackable shipping within North America.
(International buyers, PM me for shipping cost)
You MUST own laser protection goggles appropriate for this wavelength, and
You MUST be over 20 years of age, and
You MUST be familiar and experienced with the appropriate safety precautions to take with lasers of this power.
Interested buyers shoot me a PM or post in the thread.
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