Yes.. listen to phoenix... even the reflection of the laser off of things can mess with your eyes, especially with the high powers you're dealing with.
Well I think I'll give it another year or so before I look into buying a blue. As awesome as they are, I would hate to spend hundreds on one now when they will be like $20 in the future.
Sounds like fun! My parents would freak out if a bunch of chemicals were delivered to our house, so it'll be a couple years before I can do anything like this.
Some videos would be nice ! (especially of the xbox :D)
That's insane.. I would never throw away that much money to see how much these can put out. If I had one of these diodes, I would be afraid to run it over 40 mW. lol
How long do you guys think we'll be waiting before the price of blues comes down to a more reasonable price?
I was just about to buy some 10440's on ebay and something told me I should check here first. Glad I did cuz Kendall sells them cheaper and they don't ship from Hong Kong. :D
So if I understand correctly, I only need this host, a diode and a battery to have a fully operational laser? (I've never built a laser before but this sounds simple)
If so, sign me up for a Beast.
I think someone mentioned the 50 mW from Ledshoppe.com... I just wanted to say that I recommend it. It is WAY brighter than my 120 mW blu-ray, so yeah. Green is the way to go if you want to see the beam.
I attached a picture taken in my room with no light (with my crappy camera). You can see...