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It definitely took some time, but it was definitely worth it. I'll definitely get some better beam shots in the future, but I completely understand your desire, this diode is wonderful.

Haha, thanks Bob! I just have to think about what I want to build next!

You've hit the nail on the head!

@deadshadow I don't have an LPM yet, but this does have some power to it. I have both a G-2 lens and a 3-element for this, and in the picture it is using a 3 element.

Good to know! Thanks RA!

Hey guys, just posted my first red build, and now it is time for the violet. This build consisted of a BDR-209 with the nano driver from DTR assembled in the Skyray host I purchased from Lifetime, who, by the way, was great to work with. He has some good hosts at really affordable prices, and is...

Hey guys, just recently found some time, so I was thinking I could post my first red build and maybe later, my violet build. I couldn't stop at just having a 520nm and a 445nm, so I decided to purchase some hosts from Lifetime, after having told him a year ago that I would purchase from him in...

Thanks EP! Couldn't have done it without you!

Of course, Lifetime! I could never forget about the hosts I purchased from you shortly after. I'll try and post those tonight when I get home. And yeah, thanks a bunch, Bob. Were it not for you and EP I'd have never found a good way to get the ground wire pressed in nicely.

So, after a super long time, I finally got around to posting this. There are many things to say about this build. I first purchased the copper/bronze host from Electric Plasma probably back in the beginning of August. I ordered the AW 18650s with protection from Survival Laser USA, and found out...

I thought so too. But I guess I was sloppy the first time around. Nonetheless, now that the problem is solved, all is well. Thanks again Paul!

Alright! Thanks to everyone who helped me out here on this thread! I've fixed the problem, and the laser is working smoothly now. It turns out that the terminal connecting the switch to the tail cap was making a not-so-great connection, but very subtly. I used some of the wire I took off of the...

Sorry to be so confusing Paul, honestly at first I had very little idea of what I was doing myself. All of your previous advice has been helpful to me, and even though you are unable to help me in the current situation, thanks for all the help before, and for trying.

Now that I've messed with it a little more, I've got it in a position where the laser is on when I insert the switch almost fully, but then I can't turn it off via the switch.

So I just tried it again, this time by attaching some wires to both terminals on the switch. I attached one from the switch to the negative end of the battery, and another to the switch's other terminal, with the other end of the wire touching the rim of the main host body. Then that means I...

That's part of the reason why I was confused, but I guess the whole intermittent part makes a lot of sense. I just want to exhaust all of the possibilities before making the call is all.

Upon further examination, I have found that my cheap cen-tech multimeter does not have a buzzer, let alone a proper continuity testing function. Maybe I did it wrong the first time? With my current multimeter, I'm thinking that I have to either set it to the 2000k ohm section or use what appears...

So I first tried resoldering to the cap, which did not help. Then I tried soldering a spring to the switch, which didn't help either. And I didn't see any change in my multimeter, not even a beep, while testing for continuity. My best guess is that the switch isn't working properly. Would I be...

I know that a picture doesn't do too much to help me, but this is what the tailcap looks like:

Eureka!!!! Thanks Paul and EP, that seems to have done it! The alligator clip suggestion made the laser turn on to full brightness! So then that means something must be up with the tailcap's connection?