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Duly noted on the true voltage output. After looking at what I soldered together a bit closer the issue may have to do with how the rectifiers are arranged, so a short. Especially considering the fact that it was overheating on open circuit. My testing method has been an led that can take a good...

So I'm working on a control box that basically controls all the lighting around my desk(i have blue underglow strips), as well as a couple external 12v builds I have made previously. This time around I decided to try my hand at my own power supply, using a center tapped transformer from radio...

I've heard of people doing it with certain types of arctic silver before but haven't read enough into it to tell you which type would be optimal. As for the computer power supply it seems like a waste in my opinion, because you still need to hook up a driver, and those don't need the kind of...

yes you'll be able to see the dot. i do wood etching with my 445, so it's nice to see the dot and no residual light whatsoever. just remember, those glasses can make you forget really quickly how powerful the 445's are. i bumped my glasses while i had them on the other day and caught what was...

I have been lurking for a couple months now and I finally had some money set aside. So I picked up one of Garoq's "no-solder" kits (and the proper pair of safety glasses, of course :D) so that I knew the thing would work once assembled, and threw it in an S4 host. The build was easy, everything...

Hello Gary! My 445nm S4 came in today and went together beautifully! Loving it already, I'll definitely have future buisness. Cheers :)

I'm waiting on my first laser to arrive (just bought one of survival laser's kits with the s4 host), but I entered this hobby with the goal of FINDING reasons to use them. I have a couple activities that can benefit from a "ranged ignition source" ;). But that aside, since the first laser show I...

Hello all, been lurking for a while and gathering as much info as i could, and finally decided to join in on the fun. I found this site after i was doing some research on the Arctic S3 (which i have decided against) and decided i wanted to make my own 445 instead. I look forward to learning and...