OPT Lasers Cylindric lenses - NUBM44 beam correction tests
As I promised, am starting a new thread on this subject because i'll have a lot of stuff to post and don't want to pollute other threads. I'll use mostly OPT Lasers lenses, but also others if I get...
View ArticleHow many PCs is too many? lol
I currently have 6 working computers... 1. The desktop I use most of the time. Win 7 2. A P3 machine with Win ME for some old games 3. Another desktop for "obtaining stuff." XP 64 bit 4. The Dell I...
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Neighbor sold me a green laser, probably 5mW-- can anybody Identify or help ?
Hi guys-- So my neighbor sold me a laser today-- It's got a visible beam in the dark, but not very visible in light at all. It's got a UltraFire LC 16340 1200mAh 3.7v battery. The only thing I can see...
View ArticleIs mine broken?
Ad 303 walked with it in my pocket the other day, it still lights up but the beam is very weak and out of focus
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The difference in diodes.
So I had some dvd burner drives that have a class 3b laser sticker on them. The motors are out in them so I decided to crack one open. This is the diode that was in it. Why does it look so different...
View ArticleMoon Landing Hoaxed?
These youtube conspiracy flicks are really good at making the moon landings look faked. Cyparagon, where are you to laugh at me over being gullible enough to give this video any credence? Hoax video...
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Incredible Photo.
This was taken by photographer Sergio Tapiro called "The Power of Nature" and I was just mesmerised when I saw it. It's every landscape photographer's dream to catch something like this ! It won the...
View Articleumm 1.5v li-po rechargeables whats the deal here
4pc Znter 1 5V AAA 400mAh Li Po Rechargeable Lithium Battery USB Charging Line | eBay They charge usb at first at I thought they were just selling 1.5v primary cells but i found this site 1.5V lithium...
View ArticleMoon Landing Hoaxed? (Warning: Trololo thread)...
These youtube conspiracy flicks are really good at making the moon landings look faked. Cyparagon, where are you to laugh at me over being gullible enough to give this video any credence? Hoax video...
View ArticleHow would you react if the reputation system is removed on LPF?
How would you react if the reputation system is removed on LPF?
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New Spartan 1 Watt
Hello! Just getting into the laser hobby and decided to buy a Spartan 1 Watt from DragonLasers. What an incredible device! It arrived faster than my batteries, quite surprised by that. As my batteries...
View ArticleLaser Show Display Device - What mw is this?
Since I got into lasers, I decided to open this portable laser show device. Turns out it has TWO lasers in it, one red and one green. Has a fan connected via pins to this board. Now, I have absolutely...
View ArticlePossible to buy "almost complete" laser in USA?
I've been looking at the idea of buying a higher powered laser (between 1W and 2W) and I live in the USA where such items are apparently legal to own, but not to manufacturer or sell. So the only...
View ArticleAnyone else gotten sick recently?
Hi guys, i know ive been off for a while but im back now (well, for a little while). Sorry I didnt make this clear: first and second option refer to being sick, not just the symptom, however the last...
View Article808 to NdYag
Will an 808 nM bar excite an NdYag rod? I think I read that it works. HMike
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Another Laser66 Build Orange Led
So i build another pen laser 3.1W led orange :) Attached Thumbnails
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501B Pill Question
Hey everyone, first thank you very much for taking time to view and/or reply to my silly little question. I bought 10 501-B hosts from Mohrenberg, he didn't have any pills left, but directed me to...
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16x SIGELLI-NANO-MOD
Finally finished very happy with the build, I got held up for over a month having lost a 16x after only 3 seconds at 570ma. Using a few different parts from another mecanical mod and a metal clicky...
View Articleneed some help on a 650nm laser
hi all,im new to the forum and also new to lasers.so i made my 1st cheap 650nm laser,i extracted the diode from a NEC 16x ND-3550A and used an adjustable 0-500ma driver,i used a very cheap lense from...
View ArticleI think I have everything?!
So at this point I have two bare diodes. One is a red from a dvd-rw and the other is blue from a blu-ray burner. I have put together a list of parts to order and just wanted to know if you guys would...
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