ColdStl
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"mains power"... how much/what type?
"mains power"... how much/what type?
I also thought it was factory built, it looks like you spent a lot of time making it. Excellent work! +rep :yh:
I'm actually using a switching/regulated 12V power supply. But of course 9-12 VDC in from any other supply will do fine for BR diodes as long as it can handle the current draw of the DDL. My supply is actually physically bigger than the actual laser. lol I just don't believe in batteries for a labby.
Thanks! There's actually only a couple holes that need to be drilled, and that's it. It was put together in about an hour and a half. (I had to build a pcb mounted driver). It just depends on what you want as the switch however. I had never used a key-switch before, and thought it would look nice. I pulled it from a very old computer tower. The switch made the fit kinda tight, so I had to design the driver's component layout around the switch. I definitely recommend this enclosure. I have dubbed it, the "Micro Labby". I may be making a short tutorial on it soon, if enough people want to see one.
-Tyler