Beam Expander
Anyone know where i can get a beam expander to fit a regular style laser pen/pointer? Like the same fitting/thread those novelty pattern attachments have.
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FS: sold
Hi guys, Few more parts i've put together for sale: 1x Osram PLTB450B 1.6W 450nm Diode pressed into a 12mm Copper module with 22AWG silicone wire leads attached $30usd - no lens $40usd - 405-G-1 Lens....
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Thoughts on my design
Hello All, I am an engineer and my goal is to make custom compact laser housings that can support strong diodes (1 watt for now) Here is a design based on a CR2 battery, let me know your thoughts!? It...
View ArticleLaser Hosts Copper Color
Finally, we have reached a turning point in the field of the hosts laser , I made a test with my laser modules and the single pointer 2W-445nm ....! I found the suitable material that has a heat...
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10280 battery charger review
Hi, I got a request to do a review on a 10280 battery charger I had made for me by a member. It's a custom build made from a button cell charger. The lights on the front blink blue as it's charging,...
View ArticleSingle-photon 3D imaging reaches 10 km range
"As the need for more compact, lightweight, covert imaging methods expands for airborne and other portable platforms, single-photon-based time-of-flight (TOF) or light detection and ranging (lidar)...
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FS: 476nm & 505nm New Diodes
Hi guys, Got a few of the 476nm&505nm diode examples needing new homes :beer: I have 3x ~476nm 50mW Diodes available: #1 - 476nm Diode $45 usd [reserved] #2 - 476nm Diode $45 usd #3 - 476nm Diode...
View ArticleTESTING RGB MODULE WITH NUBM07E 465nm
Hi! Just want to share a colour rendering test for a single NUBM07E 'fighting' against two 'mits' ML501P73 and two NDG7475 520nm, all cyl correction. 07E is 'double CV cyl' corrected to get below 1mrad...
View ArticleNew abstract show "Take It" by Kongos
I found this music during a late night music search on Youtube. My ears picked up at the driving beat and musical style changes and then... a singing gorilla. It had to be done. This was a fun one....
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N450 Build, second times a charm.
After my first crash and burn on making a N450 build. Waited for the wounds to heal, and had to take another crack at it. Well this time I got Photons, and lots of them. I'm using a3 element lens and...
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Over a 1 Watt Sanwu Pocket
Just got this 445 Sanwu Pocket in. They generally come in at 500mw's but I asked them to push what could be pushed. They said they could probably get 800-900mw's out of one. So I said "I'm your...
View ArticleXtar VC2 plus master charger
Just bought this new charger and have some new 18650 batteries. The intelligent charger has 0.5A and 1A modes and will automatically select the best charging rate so if you insert a smaller low cap an...
View ArticleHELP ME! 505nm Build request!
Hey guys, I've seen those new 505nm diodes popping up everywhere and $37 for just a diode dosen't sound too bad at all. I do have a request though: 1) Can anyone on the forums help build a laser...
View ArticleSanwu Pocket Laser 445nm 500mw help with acceptable battery dimensions
Hello laser-loving people, I just recently purchased a Sanwu Pocket Laser which takes a single 10440 battery. I am trying to find which batteries would work best with this laser. There's a 4-pack of...
View ArticleDriver for PLT5 510
Hello, I'm building my first laser. I need it to have an output of 510-518nm to work with my 520nm edge filter (for Raman spectrometer). The diode I'm using is Osram PLT5 510 B2. It has 5.4 - 7.0v...
View ArticlePhotobucket just deleted;
Sorry guys; But Photobucket just went through and deleted all my photos, from every post! Don't know what to do? :yabbmad: Too many to go back through all my posts with pictures in them and re-post. So...
View ArticleWill this work? DIY TTL driver for BDR-209
For the cnc laser engraver that I have been wanting to build for a while, I wanted to build my own driver rather than buying one just so I could get more experience and understanding of the inner...
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Sanwu Pocket 650nm
Hey everyone! Guess who's back, back again? :yh: Well I meant to post sooner but life has been very busy lately. My apologies. I spoke to Podo a while ago, he gave great advice, and I subsequently...
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--All Sold---~476nm & ~505nm New Diodes
Hi guys, Got a few of the ~476nm&~505nm diode examples needing new homes :beer: I have 3x ~476nm 50mW Diodes available: #1 - ~476nm Diode $45 usd --sold #2 - ~476nm Diode $45 usd--sold #3 - ~476nm...
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