Sale thread/ Hosts/Heat Sinks/Focus adapters/lasers

[RedCowboy]

These M9*.5 threaded 12mm brass couplers are just right for making use of GBall diodes w/GBall intact via backwards G2 + 3E and will fit in my heat sinks attached to 12mm modules nicely. Thanks Rich.

 

[trinh hong phuoc]

These M9*.5 threaded 12mm brass couplers are just right for making use of GBall diodes w/GBall intact via backwards G2 + 3E and will fit in my heat sinks attached to 12mm modules nicely. Thanks Rich.

look great,: D a coincidence, I'm also doing some of that

 

[Lifetime17]

Hi Red,
I see you received them, I am glad they worked out for you. Would like to see them in action when you can buddy. Being that the couplings are threaded through you have full adjustment of both lenses. All we need now are some pics , looking forward to it.

Rich

 

[RedCowboy]

It's easy, just press a GBall diode into a 12mm module and leave the GBall intact, screw in a DTR G2 ( BACKWARDS ) that's put the wide open end in facing the GBall, screw on the coupler, then screw in a 3 element or G2 or G7 and focus as usual, then you can slide it all into a long heat sink along with your 12mm module.

All you lose is 5% for the extra G2 and 5% for the GBall, the final lens you would need even if you pulled the can, this way leaving the GBall intact your diode will last a lot longer.

When I get my nubm49 in I will post a build with a power test.

 

[Lifetime17]

Red,
Thats awesome to use those to tame the horrible divergence of these diodes. makes sense to use them in a 12mm heat sink .. Great pics for showing how its done.

Rich

 

[paul1598419]

It looks good as far as fitting properly for these lenses. I would like to see a beam shot of the ball lens intact with the two lenses.

 

[RedCowboy]

Thanks to Rich for the brass couplers. :beer:

p.s. I had these made 20mm long and 12mm wide to fit in the same heat sink as my 12mm modules, 20mm long is fine for 3 element and G7 but 16mm long would be better for G2 as a final focus lens, a 20mm long coupler will work for a G2 final focus lens but you can't use the thumb wheel, so 20mm for 3E, G7 and 16mm long for G2 final focus lens if keeping the thumb wheel.

G2 lens focused at 6 feet.

3 element lens focused at 6 feet.

---edit---
This has me thinking about the blocks of 8, if we had some threaded sleeves made to press down around the GBall cans we could screw in the backwards G2 and a G7 or 3E and have 8 focusable beams in close proximity, with 2 blocks we would have 16 beams that could be fired into a large lens, this might work better with a half way decent starting focus.

 

[Lifetime17]

Hi Red,
Looks like they are working out for you, as for a coupling that you can press in a 9mm diode there is a possibility .

Rich

 

[paul1598419]

That was what I was wanting to see. Thanks, Robert. I see what you mean about using a short focal length aspheric lenses as the collimating lens. A shorter coupler would be a must in this case so you could put a focus ring on it and have some control.

 

[RedCowboy]

Yep, order some 19mm long and some 16mm long and you will be covered.

As new diodes come along they may well be GBalls so this is good.

 

[Lifetime17]

:wave::thanks: Hi LPF, 155.00.......
Here is a nice side button momentary switch host 1X18650/3 Element lens. Had this host sitting around in it has a 488nm Sharp diode output 60+ mW's great WL.
PM me for details .. This is a new build with a Flex Drive driver ..
Thank You Rich

 

[paul1598419]

Interesting host. This is definitely new coming from you, Rich. It looks like it has enough heat sinking that you could have driven it at 275 mA. Just curious why you didn't.

 

[Lifetime17]

Hi Paul
Thank you so much, I just am not to much of a fan to drive these diodes upward. Just like to see these lower . The top end for me would be 225 to 250 mA . I still like the 488’s as well as the 495’s .
Thanks buddy always great to hear from you .
Rich

 

[paul1598419]

:beer:

 

[Shotgundrums]

I’ll second that, Paul. That is an oddball coming from Rich. It looks badass though.
BTW, Rich I received the host and it looks great!! Thanks for working all that out and the batteries
Now just have to save a few more(20,000) pennies for the module.
SGD:beer:

 

[Lifetime17]

Hi Paul yes buddy cheers right back at ya.:beer:
@ SGD,
Cant wait to see what you put in it pal like to know what your intentions are Going to be one sweet build Buddy..


Rich