crunchy
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Hello everyone!
I have been doing a ton of reading on here and see that any and every tutorial and walk through on building a laser is at my disposal, and it is time to try my hand at building a laser!
However I don't have any electronics building experience or background. I have been looking into getting a basic electronics kit (the breadboard style ones) just to try and get the basics down, then maybe try a few soldering projects before I actually attempt a laser project. But with that being said, after I get some basics down with electronics, should I just start by grabbing a cheap 5mW 650nm diode and practicing on that? Or would you recommend that I just go for the big guns and get a more powerful 445?
I know they're probably 2 totally different animals to build, but as far as learning and experience go, would it be more beneficial to start small then go big? Or just go big to start?
:thanks:
I have been doing a ton of reading on here and see that any and every tutorial and walk through on building a laser is at my disposal, and it is time to try my hand at building a laser!
However I don't have any electronics building experience or background. I have been looking into getting a basic electronics kit (the breadboard style ones) just to try and get the basics down, then maybe try a few soldering projects before I actually attempt a laser project. But with that being said, after I get some basics down with electronics, should I just start by grabbing a cheap 5mW 650nm diode and practicing on that? Or would you recommend that I just go for the big guns and get a more powerful 445?
I know they're probably 2 totally different animals to build, but as far as learning and experience go, would it be more beneficial to start small then go big? Or just go big to start?
:thanks: