why no 2.2A 16.8mm round driver

[Wolfman29]

Alright. That's fine with me! Although I don't usually sell them myself (unless no one wants to retail them).

 

[IsaacT]

Pretty soon I think we will see some new laser stores pop up. But for right now, I have a feeling that we will be stuck buying from the individuals who create them.

 

[awillis2589]

Do you want to pm me about the drivers price and stuff? Thanks

 

[benmwv]

Yeah wbs you can put me down but I also usually sell though a reseller.

Wolf you think I should put a low pass filter on that FB trace right before it reaches the ic? I can make a 1khz cutoff low pass right on the bottom of the board from 0402 so it wont affect the battery.

 

[Wolfman29]

I have absolutely no idea :\ I would have to do some hands-on testing with a scope!

 

[Garoq]

Yes I do. It's just sold out at CajunLasers. I think I will start selling them on my own if SurvivalLasers doesn't pick them up. I also have a round and rectangular low-dropout linear driver.

I'm interested in carrying yours and Ben's drivers, as soon as we agree to prices and stuff.

 

[Pi R Squared]

The drivers are expensive because I only had a very small number produced so far. I plan to have a larger quantity of these made and available at a reasonable price ASAP.

BTW these drivers are currently adjustable in the range of about 1.6 to 2.3A. They are in fact 16.8mm in diameter and fit a C6-style brass ring. If there is interest I will make them available in two or more ranges that will cover a wider spectrum of mA capability.

Garoq that's good news. You should make more drivers available if possible, I am sure there would be interest, now is a good time since we just lost two of the main sources of drivers.

Alan

 

[Garoq]

Garoq that's good news. You should make more drivers available if possible, I am sure there would be interest, now is a good time since we just lost two of the main sources of drivers.

Alan

I am currently in negotiations with two LPF driver manufacturers and hope to have some good news to report soon.

 

[jcranmer]

I'll be on the lookout for these. I really like the idea of round drivers as well.

 

[mdubbicus]

Subbed, and awaiting good news. Ben, Wolf, Garoq, and Will +1. Thanks a lot for making this all come together so fast.

 

[Garoq]

Subbed, and awaiting good news. Ben, Wolf, Garoq, and Will +1. Thanks a lot for making this all come together so fast.

Thanks, I should be placing an order very soon but it appears there will be a lead time of several weeks for the drivers to be produced.

 

[Wolfman29]

Unfortuantely, PCB manufacturing on the cheap (makes these boards affordable for ya'll) means that you have to use LaenPCB at OSHA Park, which means 2-3 week lead time.

 

[nkgamer1990]

i'm very down for this. i'm in for a few

 

[mdubbicus]

Agreed, can we get some pre-sale action going on for packs of these or something? Lol.

 

[Wolfman29]

Well, the only person interested in selling these are Garoq, and he won't buy until the ripple currenat when the set current at ~200mA is <10mA. If someone was interested in stocking the high-current boards, or if Garoq is interested in just the high current boards, then they should be ready in a few weeks. The rectangular ones will be ready sooner though.

 

[Garoq]

Update: Wolfman will be producing a batch of 16.8mm diameter V4 BlitzBucks adjustable from 1-3A that we should have in stock in about 3-4 weeks if all goes as planned.