Hey, I was considering a brighter (less purple than the 445) blue module.
I know you have these NDB7675 1.4W 462nm diodes, but what is this M462 462nm diode that says "coming soon"?
Ok great.
Do you use:
$5.41 New Wish 5mW Green Laser Module - 5V at FastTech - Worldwide Free Shipping
$5.89 5mW 532nm Green Laser Module (3V 11.9mm) at FastTech - Worldwide Free Shipping
Or
$15.29 5mW 532nm Green Dot Laser Module at FastTech - Worldwide Free Shipping
?
Even using one of the Fasttech 5mw modules, I will only gain a few mw? crazyspaz was saying they are the same modules as the marked "200mw" modules just with the potentiometer turned up. Could I not achieve the same rating?
P.S. I appreciate the info from your previous reply. That will be...
Found 91 Heatsink at FastTech - Worldwide Free Shipping
Can I get away with one of these to heat sink the IC? (I have leftover thermal compound from a CPU cooler.)
I tried searching on the forum for info about turning up the pot on fasttech modules, to no avail. But it seems like everyone is saying to NOT pot mod...
How will I know the farthest I can turn the pot without burning the module?
So I picking up 2x of these Dealextreme "200mw" 532nm modules just because of the price (expecting to get around 100-140mw) 200mW 532nm Green Laser Module (3V 11.9mm) - Free Shipping - DealExtreme
In the setting I would like them to be in, I want them to be able to run continuously for maybe 5...