Recent content by originalbigT

Richard86 that is 100 times better then that "cnc" piece!! I'm a full time machinist and I can say with 100 percent certainty that thing wouldn't cut alluminum. especially with that cheap white metal chuck and that tiny motor. look at the philips heads on those screws and you get an idea of how...

welcome to the forum! I'm in Ontario to.

Sorry to hear that bud! I like the 405 but unfortunately I just don't trust them. I had 4 pointers and one supposed 6x off ebay at one point. every single one was below 100mA. one by one they dopped off and now I have one left. I have ABUSED the hell out of this laser and it's still kicking...

It refers to it as a diode, so i would think that it is just that. Not a dpss. Can't wait to see one harvested and in a host.

Thanks guys! Ya it's a pretty good feeling. It gives reassurance that not every mistake is catastrophic!

My first build looked like someone ate solder and wires then threw up into a flash light! That's a nice build man!! Great job +1

ITS ALIVE!!! With some help from DTR and AnthoT I was able to sort out the problem. It goes to show that being stubborn and impatient sometimes can pay off. I had to remove the IC chip from an old FlexDrive and use it to replace the one on the 445 driver. It was painstaking and took the better...

Get a BIG dog, name him "Laser"

I'm no expert but I would think 9mm. Do you have a diode and a set of verniers?

I would thinks so. I don't enough about these diodes. I know with the other diodes I've used they are already case negative, that is why I had to use the electrical tape method. Hopefully somebody with more experience answers you. I'm going to follow this thread. I feel bad for you man! Let us...

I FEEL YOUR PAIN!!! I have done this to. To both a positive and negative lead. I have had tons of luck with the negative, I did just what ARGlaser suggested and it works everytime. As for the postive, thats more difficult. I had some luck using a piece of electrical take over the broken pin...

Congrats man!! That's friggin awesome that you were able to quit!! The PHR is a fun laser, seeing all the things around you react to that light is pretty cool. Plus that feeling of playing with something you built is amazing. I wish lasers could help me quit smoking, unfortunately cigarette...

Thanks alot for the +1 bud. I appreciate it!!

Thanks guys. I appreciate it!! It seems like there is a higher than normal resistance. And it's definitely not boosting. Time to weigh my options. c *UPDATE* I jumped the diode off a cheap 405nm boost drive I've had sitting in my tool box forever now, and my 445nm sprung to life!! That is...

Under further inspection, I don't think my diode is led'd, Although the output in barely noticable it isn't getting hot and is definitely still laseing. It will send that dim little dot across the room. Also the drive smells burnt. I think i fried the driver. Looking back at all the steps, I was...