PERMANENT THREAD: Ebay& other internet FINDS of interest- read all the OP please sub

[Cyparagon]

Re: PERMANENT THREAD: Ebay& other internet FINDS of interest- read all the OP please

Green HeNe. Bid is at $35+shipping as of this post.
Helium Neon HeNe Laser Green | eBay

 

[10fenny]

Re: PERMANENT THREAD: Ebay& other internet FINDS of interest- read all the OP please

bid.. good find!

 

[APEX1]

Re: PERMANENT THREAD: Ebay& other internet FINDS of interest- read all the OP please

I just bought one. couldn't turn this deal down! 1 1 5 Watt 445nm Blue Laser Diode and Lens | eBay 20$

 

[10fenny]

Re: PERMANENT THREAD: Ebay& other internet FINDS of interest- read all the OP please

i bought one one those awhile back... there was something wrong with the emitter and it put out a terrible beam!

 

[APEX1]

Re: PERMANENT THREAD: Ebay& other internet FINDS of interest- read all the OP please

Was it this exact listing and diode? Not that I'll care, only 20$ the guy selling them is into making labbys and said he has tested them and they work fine.

 

[Bionic-Badger]

Re: PERMANENT THREAD: Ebay& other internet FINDS of interest- read all the OP please

Green HeNe. Bid is at $35+shipping as of this post.
Helium Neon HeNe Laser Green | eBay

Went for $66! What a steal!

 

[10fenny]

Re: PERMANENT THREAD: Ebay& other internet FINDS of interest- read all the OP please

yep! I ended up just giving the laser to a buddy. the dot just had too much wash out. so itll be pretty hit or miss

 

[APEX1]

Re: PERMANENT THREAD: Ebay& other internet FINDS of interest- read all the OP please

that's what I figured. Figured I'd give it a try though.. But this proves my point about not buying from other people outside of here! at least when you buy from dtr or any other you no what your getting without a shred of doubt! Plus its supporting a fellow member. I just wanted to try it out for once

 

[styropyro]

Re: PERMANENT THREAD: Ebay& other internet FINDS of interest- read all the OP please

I've read that the diodes coming from used projectors tend to have accumulated stuff on the windows, even when the diodes haven't been used very long. I guess you could always "de-can" the diode to get clean output again, but for the hassle it's probably more convenient to just get an unused diode.

 

[APEX1]

Re: PERMANENT THREAD: Ebay& other internet FINDS of interest- read all the OP please

I'm not too worried about it, was only a few bucks. This is honestly the first time I've boughten a diode outside of LPF. Like I've said before, when you buy from here, you know what your getting and supporting fellow forum members

 

[RedCowboy]

Re: PERMANENT THREAD: Ebay& other internet FINDS of interest- read all the OP please

Plano-convex cylindrical VIS coated in a mount for 20 bucks.
Don't know what this cost new but for 20 bucks I had to get 1, he only has 2 left.
Linos ARB2 PX CY F 5 Vis Cylindrical Lens in 15 mm to 25 mm Adapter | eBay

 

[Alaskan]

Re: PERMANENT THREAD: Ebay& other internet FINDS of interest- read all the OP please

Previous to your post I had made an offer for two of them already

 

[RedCowboy]

Re: PERMANENT THREAD: Ebay& other internet FINDS of interest- read all the OP please

Previous to your post I had made an offer for two of them already

I just now went to my mailbox literally 10 minutes ago and here's the one I bought, it's like new.
It never ceases to amaze me how much dust there is in household air, it takes seconds for tiny particles of dust to start depositing on anything.

 

[The Lightning Stalker]

Re: PERMANENT THREAD: Ebay& other internet FINDS of interest- read all the OP please

Go down to Radio Shack and pick up one of
the red solder sucker bulbs and use it only
for blowing dust off optics, if they still sell
them.

 

[RedCowboy]

Re: PERMANENT THREAD: Ebay& other internet FINDS of interest- read all the OP please

Go down to Radio Shack and pick up one of
the red solder sucker bulbs and use it only
for blowing dust off optics, if they still sell
them.

Yes those work well, I use a big turkey baster I bought at wally world, you can heat up the plastic at the tip and reshape it to get a nice stream of air.

 

[crazyspaz]

Re: PERMANENT THREAD: Ebay& other internet FINDS of interest- read all the OP please

Plano-convex cylindrical VIS coated in a mount for 20 bucks.
Don't know what this cost new but for 20 bucks I had to get 1, he only has 2 left.
Linos ARB2 PX CY F 5 Vis Cylindrical Lens in 15 mm to 25 mm Adapter | eBay

^That's Dr. Sam from Sam's laser FAQ btw


Ocean Optics S2000 Miniature Fiber Optic Spectrometer | eBay

Great deal on a spectrometer. I would buy it, but meh- don't really have a need for it.