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Hi guys...first want to thank everyone who helped me with my first build(~1W 445) by answering my questions and putting up with my nonsense :thanks:
Now i pray your indulgence for a second time...I have an idea emerging from several thoughts swirling in my head and i want to bring it to the forum and get your thoughts on it.
My last build was a DTR M140 w/copper module and atma boost. Coupled to a battery box w/3 NiMh AA's. Using velcro straps i rigged it so that the diode module was on my ring finger, and the battery box was on my wrist with a microswitch in series(i know, i know
) just as a proof of concept. So it is very cool to have and surprisingly comfortable but it has some gaping flaws in the design.
I love having the beam coming from my finger and i do want to roll with that idea but cooling it properly is a major problem along with deciding on a way to switch it without having to put a dinky little microswitch in series.
The current idea(s) im toying with are: building an enclosure that is mounted on my wrist/forearm that contains the batteries and two M140's combined with a tiny pbs. Should i focus to infinity before the pbs or put some kind of BE after the cube?
For cooling, i love the idea of peltiers but i understand they can draw quite a bit of current. Should i use a separate power source or would it be fine to share with the diodes? Rolling with the peltier idea i know i can get the TEC, heatsink and fan in very small sizes to keep it all as compact as possible...would that be the best way to cool the diode/drivers while keeping it all compact or should i use a massive mode like heatsink/fan?
I have been doing a little bit of research into fibre coupling and i love the idea(except for the losses) of coupling the post-pbs beam through a fiber that i run to an assembly on my finger where the beam is expanded and collimated.
Im not sure how clear all that was. I will post pics of my current set-up and maybe some concept drawings hopefully tomorrow. I am a member at a local hackerspace that has 3d printing, eagle/CAD, reflow/soldering/pcb manufacturing stuff, and my girlfriend can program CNC So i can do this properly once i have worked out the kinks.
Thanks in advance!
p.s.: i DO have safety goggles
Now i pray your indulgence for a second time...I have an idea emerging from several thoughts swirling in my head and i want to bring it to the forum and get your thoughts on it.
My last build was a DTR M140 w/copper module and atma boost. Coupled to a battery box w/3 NiMh AA's. Using velcro straps i rigged it so that the diode module was on my ring finger, and the battery box was on my wrist with a microswitch in series(i know, i know
) just as a proof of concept. So it is very cool to have and surprisingly comfortable but it has some gaping flaws in the design. I love having the beam coming from my finger and i do want to roll with that idea but cooling it properly is a major problem along with deciding on a way to switch it without having to put a dinky little microswitch in series.
The current idea(s) im toying with are: building an enclosure that is mounted on my wrist/forearm that contains the batteries and two M140's combined with a tiny pbs. Should i focus to infinity before the pbs or put some kind of BE after the cube?
For cooling, i love the idea of peltiers but i understand they can draw quite a bit of current. Should i use a separate power source or would it be fine to share with the diodes? Rolling with the peltier idea i know i can get the TEC, heatsink and fan in very small sizes to keep it all as compact as possible...would that be the best way to cool the diode/drivers while keeping it all compact or should i use a massive mode like heatsink/fan?
I have been doing a little bit of research into fibre coupling and i love the idea(except for the losses) of coupling the post-pbs beam through a fiber that i run to an assembly on my finger where the beam is expanded and collimated.
Im not sure how clear all that was. I will post pics of my current set-up and maybe some concept drawings hopefully tomorrow. I am a member at a local hackerspace that has 3d printing, eagle/CAD, reflow/soldering/pcb manufacturing stuff, and my girlfriend can program CNC So i can do this properly once i have worked out the kinks.
Thanks in advance!
p.s.: i DO have safety goggles
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