Sharp 473nm 55mW Laser Build

[Alien Laser]

I just got in the ( Sharp 473nm 55mW Blue Laser Diode )
lens ( 3 Element lens)
See images what the color looks like

, op:

 

[NightExplorer96]

Nice pictures Alien

-Alex

 

[RB astro]

This is awesome Alien !
Love it.
What camera do you use to take these shots?
The beam colour is great !

RB

:beer:

 

[Deleted member 46822]

Alien,
what did you end up setting the driver at?

 

[badboybilly]

Buitifull colour for buitifull host awesome man, what driver you using!

 

[BowtieGuy]

Alien, that's a stunning wavelength, thanks for the nice photos!

 

[BobMc]

Very nice little build there. Impressive host, like the side button. Is it a clicky or momentary? Also very nice beam shots, your camera picked them up real nice. :drool:

 

[Alien Laser]

The driver is set at 275mA Boost Driver the laser power is around 131/133mW,
Momentary button
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I used my B700 camera, i will take some pics using D7200 camera if i get the time today
i will take a video using the B700, op:

 

[dden4012]

Nice that color is almost perfect. Better than anything I could capture. Candy beam.

 

[RedCowboy]

That looks great, and I love the compact host too, only thought I have is how well these will tolerate 275ma?

 

[Deleted member 17304]

So far my 474.5 is surviving everything I can throw at it at 275mA

 

[paul1598419]

What lens did you use for this laser? I noticed you didn't have the rectangular artifact that has been left by some lenses with this diode. Very nice photos.....especially the beam shots. I'd watch the duty cycle in that tiny host, though. People have lost some diodes and the cause is still not known for sure. Excellent review. :yh:

 

[CurtisOliver]

Can't rep you again yet, but that looks brilliant. :gj: :beer:

 

[Radim]

Awesome laser. This wavelength is always beautiful. Still I prefer DPSS, but I'm interested what beam specs can be reached with diode?

 

[dden4012]

What lens did you use for this laser? I noticed you didn't have the rectangular artifact that has been left by some lenses with this diode. Very nice photos.....especially the beam shots. I'd watch the duty cycle in that tiny host, though. People have lost some diodes and the cause is still not known for sure. Excellent review. :yh:

The acrylic lens cuts it down pretty good. The 2elem lens even better. Haven't tried a 3 element lens yet.

 

[Alien Laser]

( paul1598419 ) am using the 3 element lens