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Right now I'm running it off of one 18650 3.7v battery

Well, I got all of the parts and the laser works pretty well. Any tips on increasing the output, and also should this driver be run off two batteries? 1W 445nm laser diode driver / 200mW 405nm laser diode driver [OL-445-D] - $12.00 : Zen Cart!, The Art of E-commerce

Haha wires, thanks lol... Sorry bad wording on my part I suppose, guess what I should have asked is if there are any special considerations for housing the driver and power source, i.e will are there any heat issues with storing that driver? Or just anything else I should be aware of?

Ok, so im going with Driver: 1W 445nm laser diode driver / 200mW 405nm laser diode driver [OL-445-D] - $12.00 : Zen Cart!, The Art of E-commerce Diode: https://sites.google.com/site/dtrlpf/home/diodes/445-m140-didoes (the one with leads and glass lens for $64) Heatsink: Copper Heat Sink | eBay...

Alright, sounds like a plan. And I have a pretty decent grasp on electronic and building (a couple years and degree in electro-mechanical engineering lol) I just know how tempermental some components can be and dont want to spend twice as much in parts on my first build making dumb starter...

Thanks for the help guys. So basically I'm looking at a diode from the site sinner posted and definitely the driver from the O-like site. The shorter the module the better for the space I would like to put it in, so I'm wondering if it would be better to get the diode with a module from the...

Hey, I'm new here and new to lasers, and just have a few questions. I tried to find answers on my own, and I spent a good bit of time reading alot of threads, and learned quite a bit, but I do have a few questions and I would rather get answers from someone who knows what they're doing rather...