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No longer selling these... Please read this:
http://www.laserpointerforums.com/forums/YaBB.pl?num=1231511226/0
But I am selling DIY Build Kits & Heatsinks! See here: http://www.sonic.net/~jayrob/MXDL/
A sweet, tiny little build!
They are a tight, tedious build. Actually harder than my Pocket Mini builds.
Figure a setting of about 130mA's to give (normally) 115mW's of blu-ray with the 803T diode for about a 45 minute run time between charges.
For red, 180mA's will give you about 115mW's using the Sony/Senkat SLD1239JL-54 diode. This will give about 30 minutes run time. (burns plenty good at this power!)
Then there's the option of a 6X diode, set at 180mA's for a 30 minute run time. When Igor does the GB on his 405nm glass lenses fit for the AixiZ, this current will give over 200mW's of blu-ray! Here's Igor's lens comments/thread: http://www.laserpointerforums.com/forums/YaBB.pl?num=1212842385/700#705
Here are some other detailed pictures of the build as well as links to the batteries and charger:
This little key chain light at Lowe's is made from a solid piece of brass! It is very heavy, but very small.
Here's the host:
http://www.lowes.com/lowes/lkn?action=productDetail&productId=225284-50584-FT-MINI&lpage=none
I managed to get a FlexDrive inside there for an 803T blu-ray build! Here are the pictures...
I found that the stock, 'stacked' button cell batteries were not enough to run a FlexDrive...
The answer was to use a 3.6 volt Lithium 10180 battery.
These batteries are 90mAh... With this in mind, I chose the highest efficiency PHR diode that I could find to keep the current as low as I could and still have good power!
117mW's @ 117mA's!
That should give at least 45 minutes run time, or more per charge...
Here's the batteries:
http://www.cpfmarketplace.com/mp/showthread.php?t=187951
Here's the charger:
http://www.powerstream.com/licoin-charger.htm
I shortened the spring on the tail cap just a little, because the 10180 is longer than the 3 stacked button cells that came with the host.
The only other thing that I did, was to bypass the little button circuit on the stock board to make it a momentary button switch...
It had some kind of little circuit that allowed it to be a constant on / off switch, but this did not work with the FlexDrive, so I just bypassed the circuit...
Jay
Update!
Igor had the idea of possibly drilling out the tail cap to fit a longer battery for more capacity...
Great idea Igor! Now there is room for a 10280 (180mAh), which is twice the capacity of a 10180!
Check out my new 'Pocket Mini' lasers here!:
http://www.laserpointerforums.com/forums/YaBB.pl?num=1226875831/0
Here's my DIY Green Laser Build!:
http://www.laserpointerforums.com/forums/YaBB.pl?num=1227233016/0
http://www.laserpointerforums.com/forums/YaBB.pl?num=1231511226/0
But I am selling DIY Build Kits & Heatsinks! See here: http://www.sonic.net/~jayrob/MXDL/
A sweet, tiny little build!
They are a tight, tedious build. Actually harder than my Pocket Mini builds.
Figure a setting of about 130mA's to give (normally) 115mW's of blu-ray with the 803T diode for about a 45 minute run time between charges.
For red, 180mA's will give you about 115mW's using the Sony/Senkat SLD1239JL-54 diode. This will give about 30 minutes run time. (burns plenty good at this power!)
Then there's the option of a 6X diode, set at 180mA's for a 30 minute run time. When Igor does the GB on his 405nm glass lenses fit for the AixiZ, this current will give over 200mW's of blu-ray! Here's Igor's lens comments/thread: http://www.laserpointerforums.com/forums/YaBB.pl?num=1212842385/700#705
Here are some other detailed pictures of the build as well as links to the batteries and charger:
This little key chain light at Lowe's is made from a solid piece of brass! It is very heavy, but very small.
Here's the host:
http://www.lowes.com/lowes/lkn?action=productDetail&productId=225284-50584-FT-MINI&lpage=none
I managed to get a FlexDrive inside there for an 803T blu-ray build! Here are the pictures...
I found that the stock, 'stacked' button cell batteries were not enough to run a FlexDrive...
The answer was to use a 3.6 volt Lithium 10180 battery.
These batteries are 90mAh... With this in mind, I chose the highest efficiency PHR diode that I could find to keep the current as low as I could and still have good power!
117mW's @ 117mA's!
That should give at least 45 minutes run time, or more per charge...
Here's the batteries:
http://www.cpfmarketplace.com/mp/showthread.php?t=187951
Here's the charger:
http://www.powerstream.com/licoin-charger.htm
I shortened the spring on the tail cap just a little, because the 10180 is longer than the 3 stacked button cells that came with the host.
The only other thing that I did, was to bypass the little button circuit on the stock board to make it a momentary button switch...
It had some kind of little circuit that allowed it to be a constant on / off switch, but this did not work with the FlexDrive, so I just bypassed the circuit...
Jay
Update!
Igor had the idea of possibly drilling out the tail cap to fit a longer battery for more capacity...
Great idea Igor! Now there is room for a 10280 (180mAh), which is twice the capacity of a 10180!
Check out my new 'Pocket Mini' lasers here!:
http://www.laserpointerforums.com/forums/YaBB.pl?num=1226875831/0
Here's my DIY Green Laser Build!:
http://www.laserpointerforums.com/forums/YaBB.pl?num=1227233016/0