Recent content by MarioMaster

Lets try this out

I figured I would bump this thread, DJZ spent a bunch of time at SELEM 2018 playing musical mirrors with my SP-127 and was able to get orange out of the tube. The SP-127 is now his and hopefully he will update this thread with his new findings :)

Also keep in mind some of the huge online user statistics come from when say Styropyro's youtube videos go viral - I remember a huge surge back when Jayrob made his zippo laser lighter. That was a big buzz for a while.

Traffic to LPF is a fairly useless metric though, over 90% of traffic comes from unregistered users. Currently Active Users: 7269 (135 members and 7134 guests) We would probably need access to the LPF database to be able to get internal activity stats.

Not sure I get your point? If I search "burning laser" on google, I don't get any LPF links on the first or second page. I actually get a hit on CandlePowerForums before anything besides direct places to buy one. Also in the trend you linked, we're currently down to about 30-40% of the peak...

Yeah that's the point though, people actively seeking out a laser pointer forum has dropped pretty far from the peak back in 2010-2011 back when this place was really hopping. Most members don't stick around for more than a few years before moving on. Lots of newbie activity helps keep the...

I think this paints a better picture https://trends.google.com/trends/explore?date=all&geo=US&q=laser%20pointer%20forums

I was going for low BOM count but I am currently doing some testing and plan on updating some component values to make some adjustments less fiddly

Oh hey look what I found

Well yes if you mean by now you mean 2015 when I originally posted the v2 schematic (post #541) I do not see any shorts on the board, maybe you are seeing the 9V1- and 9V2+ being connected? This is intentional. Anyway I think after taking a look at this project with fresh eyes it could really...

I just re-hosted the image, thanks for letting me know

Hi guys, I have re-hosted the v2 schematic image on the original post.

To do list: Fix pinout for the mode switches (push-push style latching pushbuttons) Add mounting holes for large size potentiometers or find some smaller ones that have built-in knobs

Hey everyone, I'm putting together an open-source argon laser control board. The goal is to provide one board that supports multiple configurations; to support both a simple "get it running now" and a fancier digital interface depending on what parts you populate on the board. I have a super...

Yes the LPM shown in your review is an original Radiant Alpha 2W LPM.