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lol this is a great pic!

Sounds great! I would love to see your finished product!

At first I drilled a hold a little bit smaller than the aixiz module so I could try and make it stay by squeezing it in there. Make sure you slowly step up the bit size or you'll rip a big hole in the tin. That didn't work so then I put a rubber washer on the backside and superglued it to the...

No problems. You are right about not knowing how many mW it is actually putting out. I really wish I had a power meter.

I'm not sure what your talking about. I do know how many mA it is putting out because I measured it with multimeter. If I'm misunderstanding something here, let me know.

By adapter, you mean like rechargeable batteries right? If so, I might have to do that. You're right, 9V's are quite pricey. I actually don't think it needs a heatsink, it doesn't get hot unless I run it for like a minute to a minute and a half. That definately plenty of time to light a match. :)

I actually have no idea of its power output. Any way of telling without a meter? And the safety goggles are on their way.

awesome idea! this is gonna have me occupied for hours :D

its not that i dont celebrate it, your first post just confused me :)

This is my first build! I decided to go with a nice little Altoids can with a PHR-803T diode. I have it running at 110 mA and this baby is sweet! :D Tell me what you think and if you have any suggestions for my next build! Thanks to all the people on this forum for all your great posts and...

no it doesn't make sense lol. and it is kinda may, not march :whistle:

Thanks for the answer! I really didn't want to have to return them just cause they wouldn't work.

I just went to RadioShack to pick up the parts for my DDL driver and "dummy load" I'm going to build and they didn't have enough 1N4001 diodes so I got the 1N4004 ones. The only difference I saw on the package is that the voltage max is 400v. Is this going to be a problem for building the dummy...

thanks for the answer, i will definitely look into your suggestions. ill probably end up going with the blu ray simply because it looks so much cooler ive got some money, ive gots lots of time, and i have a fair amount of tools in my garage

hey guys, im new to this forum (obviously) and i had some questions about DIY lasers, seeing as that is what brought me to the forum in the first place. i have already read all the important stickies and im not new to the forum format so i know how to search and all that. i was just wondering...