Question about Blue 1W eBay laser and is it worth it?

[RedCowboy]

It's best to build your own with parts from DTR, you can get a module ready made all you need is a host, a host you can get a really good one from Ehgemus.

https://sites.google.com/site/dtrlpf/home


If you really want to buy one ready made I would buy from Sanwu, his are good and you can get it in about a week, ask for speedypost shipping.
Some other sellers are very very slow.

https://sites.google.com/site/hkfew5e22/

 

[ultralight01]

You can get some excellent quality kits that are easy to put together and have very complete and good instructions here: No-Diode Host Bundles

Also very good laser goggle are available on same site: Safety

and excellent batteries AW brand : Batteries and Chargers

All you need other than one stop at Survival is pick a diode you want ---at DTR's https://sites.google.com/site/dtrlpf/home

SciFi lasers, an LPM member, offers some great kits complete with diode at very affordable prices: 1W 445nm blue complete kit for $69.95 501B DIY Complete Kit

Wow, how difficult is it to assemble that scifi laser kit at the end of your post??? It's really good and is within my budget.

 

[GSS]

Wow, how difficult is it to assemble that scifi laser kit at the end of your post??? It's really good and is within my budget.

Its the closet kit you will get to a complete laser. You basicly connect and solder the red wire to red wire and black to black and put it together like a flashlight. You will need to shrink wrap the connects to protect from a short and use common judgment.....Just a quick note try not post back to back in a short period of time, if you forgot to mention something use the edit button and ad to the previous post.

 

[ultralight01]

Is it possible to twist-tie the wires and use electrical tape? Ok, maybe not so good of an idea?

 

[ultralight01]

Yes you can buy off the shelf parts where the hard part is already done for you, or it can be very do it yourself or somewhere in between. It can be as simple as soldering two pairs of wires and assembling a few parts or it can be far more complex. If you have no electronics experience and knowledge then start out with something easy and work your way up, be careful though, you may have a big and expensive disappointment or two but you shouldn't let that discourage you too much.

Alan

I'm looking at the SF501B assembled now, but the $90 price after shipping hurts for a young guy. Still, it doesn't look like that thing will melt any time soon.