Recent content by 3Pig

This is a wicked idea :D , the people that run these machines probably make good money already. They have heaps of these machines all over the place and split the profit with the business for letting them put them there (could be run by the business itself). Buuuut it is still stealing and...

No setscrew in the setscrew hole? You can get another one for 80 cents Set Screw and if you don't have the allen wrench make sure to get one of those as well. Just so you know the set screw is recessed inside the heatsink, if you have the correct allen wrench try tighten it anyway. Might have...

Looks like a pretty sweet quad, especially for the price. But if i ever pull the trigger on buying a quad it will be a DIY build. I would say this is an average flight time for a quad.

Re: How to get past adhesive If you have a heatgun could heat it up to loosen up the glue, or you could try brute force it off by putting it in a a vice with a rag to protect it and twist it really hard to break the glue. Could try both at the same time :D Also if you don't have a heatgun you...

I wouldn't recommend using thermal PASTE in a build like this, unless you can screw the LED to the pill, you'll want some thermal adhesive, and remember with thermal paste/adhesive less is more, thinner layer = better heat transfer Don't think you need to solder the driver to the pill since its...

Pretty cool lamp, wouldn't dare use one in my room :p Any specific application?

Are you using it in extreme temperatures? my 532 doesn't even work below 20c, could also be the batts. Also make sure you don't exceed the duty cycle since since that can cause damage. Chances are its ok, but if it still doesn't work you could try bypassing the tailcap with something conductive.

Its still laser light, and laser light is still dangerous even in low powers, its not like you would stare into a 5mW pointer and expect to come away with no eye damage. Also, red is not a good color for a dazzler, green is a better option because it is so much more visible compared to other...

^ Pretty sure machine gun equipped quads aren't as commercially available compared to toy quads and handheld lasers, but I've never been to America so I could be wrong :p This is some scary stuff since people don't even know the dangers and think they are doing nothing wrong :(

High power 532 handhelds have strange modules, they are much larger due to their insanely powerful IR pump diodes and crystal assemblies, pretty sure they are either custom built for the host or the host is custom built for the module. Anyway, you will have a pretty hard time finding a module to...

The idea to this came from looking at my random stuff and a strong desire for a beam expander(MAN THEY ARE AWESOME!), and after seeing some other diy expanders I decided to have a go myself with the parts I had on hand... which isnt much. There's no fancy 50 dollar lens sets here, just crap from...

That would look really cool, maybe with some angel eyes as well :D. The R1's and R6's are already some of the meanest looking bikes out there so you won't need much to stand out. I made my sig based off the style of "montage parodies" which is kinda hard to explain. Basically it's purely...

Some fog finally came in so I got a beam shot :D Yeah just realized its actually a bad idea, just seems cool to have an insane brake light. Could point it at the ground to make an under glow effect which would look pretty nice too.

I've been getting a fair bit of flicker while its on which does not occur when the switch is bypassed with a bit of wire, also on the spring I added some copper wire to lower the resistance. I'm currently building an external momentary switch so I can use it as a monster break light on my...