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Yesterday I dug out my old vial of Rhodamine 590 Chloride laser dye that I've been hoarding since high school. Back then I wasn't able to finish my dye laser project due to lack of resources. Maybe I'll pick up the project again someday, but for now I made a small batch with some rubbing...

Here it is! Several days of drilling, cutting, soldering, gluing, trial-and-error & lots of swearing and it's finally done. Hotlights blue host from Rkcstr v3 SF AW210 405nm 1.5-12v 300mA voltage selectable DC power supply @12v Miscellaneous parts My plan is to eventually get batteries &...

I'm in the process of building my first laser and I'm trying to learn a little about electronics as I go... I have a bunch of DC adapters from defunct electronics that I no longer use and I'm trying to determine if any of them would be a good power source for a rkcstr driving a 6x BluRay or 20x...

:oops: I'm on my first build and think I might have killed my ONLY laser diode. AARGH. But before I jump to conclusions I was hoping for a few experienced opinions? I'm a technician by trade so am used to working with sensitive electronics though not very knowledgeable and have no formal...

Let me just apologize in advance here and tell you I know next to NOTHING about electronics. But for anyone who has a clue... I want to do a little experimenting on a red laser diode from a DVD player while I wait for my 405nm parts to arrive in the mail. In reference to this tutorial by...

Hey everyone, I just harvested 2 diodes from a Panasonic Shikoku DVD block unit, model# LSXK0166 but I don't know which is red and which is infrared. I was able to completely remove one diode from the sled, "35TE9" is printed on the side and it has a triangle-shaped pin layout. The other one...

I'm doing my first laser build and need a good place to buy cheap components. I want to try to buy it all from the same place to save on shipping costs. I need: 405nm PHR diode ~100mw driver Aixiz module/lens AND... A host if I have enough $ Any suggestions? EDIT: How about Stonetek.org...

I'm trying to put together a 405nm diode laser from scratch. Anyone with experience want to offer their expertise on quality components for cheap, or which components will work best for what I'm looking for? :undecided: Also, I'm curious as to how far you can push a given diode in terms of...

Hey everybody! I've been interested in lasers since about 20 years ago when I tried (and failed) to build a dye laser for high school science fair. Right now I only have 1 laser, a ~5mw Leadlight 532nm with the pot maxed out, which makes it a little brighter than stock. I've been trying to get...