Recent content by NotEntirelyEvil

You mean no liquid cooling? I suppose I'll have to find just the right LED fan. Maybe add a little SFX box to make Star Wars noises. I've just crossed a dangerous threshold. This was my first electronics project and apparently making DiY "sci-fi" gadgets is highly addictive. :evil:

I just grabbed an old external hard drive enclosure I had laying around, gutted it, drilled a hole for the diode assembly and power switch and then mounted the driver inside. It works great--lots of space for heat diffusion and/or additional heat sinks, vents along the side for heat management...

:oops: Fixed now. :lasergun: Thanks!

I looked for an existing thread on this before posting but didn't see one. Apologies in advance if I just missed it. I just completed my first laser build and everything seems to be working, except that I can't get the laser dot to really focus. I've been screwing and unscrewing the lens to...