Recent content by SubstanceD

Laser wiring kits are perfect. Just what I need for my projects. Cheers!

Welcome to the forums! I'm fairly new also. There's so much information on this site and it can be pretty overwhelming at times. Good luck on your first build... enjoy it and remember to be safe!! :beer:

Okay thanks for clearing that up! I feel like I understand the way that drivers can be implemented a lot better now. And no worries jander and grainde, I will definitely start out slow with single driver builds using the simplest setups possible. I don't want to bury myself in a complex project...

I'm mostly just looking into my options right now for this host build. I have ordered some parts for less expensive and more simple builds to familiarize myself with some of the basic laser compenent concepts. I definitely won't try to tackle this project right off the bat :) for your xdrive...

Which in turn probably improves your duty cycle and likely the overall lifetime of the diode if I had to guess

I'm definitely considering running the same battery setup as suggested by jayrob as a part of the Saik hosts he sells. Do you get a better efficiency with the 3 benboosts as you would with just two drivers set to a total of 1.8 or a single 1.8a x-drive?

This sounds like a really good setup for my build. I plan to do it as a Christmas present for my brother. I'm not a cheapskate but hey, he'll get a pretty sick laser and I'll save a few bucks! Thanks for the input and the link to your build. It's going to be a great resource for when I start my...

What an amazing collection. Those are some really awesome pics, thank you for sharing... it definitely provides me with motivation and ideas! :gj:

Thanks for the input! I will definitely look more into going with the single drive with 2 14500s. I feel like a kid in a (very expensive) candy store. It can be very overwhelming. I'm for sure going to keep myself buried in reading the forum for a while before I take my first step.

Hello everyone, I've been doing some heavy searching in the forums regarding the optimal selection and configuration of components for a 445nm build using the Saik host with the M-140 diode and I still have a couple questions. I wonder if anyone would be able to offer some good input based on...

Funny you should mention this as I was awoken by my bank this morning questioning some recent "unusual" charges to my debit account :D I look forward to killing my wallet in pursuit of a few collimated photons! :beer:

Thanks for the warm invite and the rep! Ordered some parts for my first green laser build and I can't wait to post pics and progress.

Hahaha, I've heard a lot of similar sentiments about Wicked Lasers and I plan on avoiding them like the plague. Since you mentioned goggles, I thought I'd let everyone know that my very first purchase will be goggles for the common wavelengths. Thanks for the warm welcome!

I just wanted to introduce myself to the community. My name is Mark and I've always enjoyed working on electronics projects and am simply fascinated by them. Up until now I've done a lot with music and audio projects, including a 303 synth clone for anyone who is into that sort of thing. Not...