Recent content by gc5727

I need a 9mm diode with housing. I have a housing, but i need to press the old diode out of it so I figured if it has a housing, no problem. My original diode was 808nm 550mW. Would like one ASAP. Thanks all.

Well I was doing a teardown of my laser, and I accidentally popped the wires off the diode. In the picture, I assume the one with the black spot at the bottom of the wire is negative, but would like a second opinion so i dont blow it up.

It will only be on for like a minute at the most

Yeah it will be controlled. We have a "shield" in the lab that's been used for spectrometers and other things. I bought this, then sent a description to it to my professor and that's what he said Would protect. I've seen it before its basically the laser would be put into the container, then the...

http://laserpointerforums.com/f39/550mw-808nm-ir-c6-lasers-sold-67343.html Just bought one of these. Will it do?

Payment sent. Thank you very much for saving me hundreds of $$$$ or at least 50ish and a lot of headaches lol

Sold. Sent ya a PM. Let me know what your PayPal is an ill send payment ASAP

Still for sale?

Thanks everyone! I've searched around didn't really find anything definitively that would burn through paper. This class is basically a technical elective for my degree, at first when I decided to do this, I was just gonna buy the kipkay kit but after reading the trouble people have had with...

At least a sheet of paper. I'd like to stay under $100 if possible

Hello all, I am looking for some help on building a laser igniter/ lighter for a project I'm working on in a class I'm in. I've read some stuff from laserdiy.com, but I can't say I trust them. There's a whole lot of knowledge on this forum I would like to take advantage of. I would like a list...