Can’t wait to hear more about your tests !

I already order my lasers from Aixiz!

Let’s see how they work

Cheers!

You’ll probably get them before me , hope you post your results soon.

Vlado - 12 July 2008 02:03 PM

You’ll probably get them before me , hope you post your results soon.

I really doubt it… I’m in Cancun, Mexico and the delivery services here sucks (all brands, all carriers). I’ll let you know as soon as I got them in hand!

Cheers!

Can’t wait to see how it works, I’m in the US and I’m ordering them right now, it’s to cheap not to try it out myself.

Just a trival question why are people using 780nm wont it have a red glow to it?

Taha

As far as i could get 780 is near-IR , everywhere on the web it says that 780 is invisible to the human eye.And also , I’d prefer it to have a red glow when I touch the surface , Larky was right , it’s quite cool.

Taha - 12 July 2008 09:56 PM

Just a trival question why are people using 780nm wont it have a red glow to it?

Taha

There is no red glow. It is a bit brighter than 850nm, but still very faint.

~Alex

So does anybody know if 5mv modules will be sufficiently powerful? It’s not the price for the 10mv modules that bothers me, I just don’t want to blind anybody (or myself!). Alex, I believe you initially experimented with just one laser in your set up? Were the blobs bright enough? I’mm thinking that if one 10mv laser was sufficient then 2 x 5mw should work also…

I’m thinking about ordering a couple of these plus lenses to try out my own setup, most likely utilizing my (father’s) huge TV.  Something I saw on there was a nice power adapter.  I’m not very electrical savvy, so I thought I’d ask: would one of the power adapters be enough to power two lasers? Or should I have one per laser?

Here’s a link to it: Power Adapter

coywolf - 14 July 2008 05:46 PM

I’m thinking about ordering a couple of these plus lenses to try out my own setup, most likely utilizing my (father’s) huge TV.  Something I saw on there was a nice power adapter.  I’m not very electrical savvy, so I thought I’d ask: would one of the power adapters be enough to power two lasers? Or should I have one per laser?

Here’s a link to it: Power Adapter

Can any all knowing members answer his question?

I’d like to order it, but I’d like to make sure to get an ok from the Pro’s here.

I’m certainly not one of the pros, but the specs listed for the 10mw laser modules says that they run off 3.2V DC. It does not give the rating in milliamps for the laser modules, but the power adapter outputs 3.2V @ 500 milliamps. Unfortunately, I believe this means you will need 1 adapter per laser module :-( You may however have some old mobile phone chargers lying around that could be put to the task. Of course be careful when doing this.

technodai - 16 July 2008 11:46 AM

I’m certainly not one of the pros, but the specs listed for the 10mw laser modules says that they run off 3.2V DC. It does not give the rating in milliamps for the laser modules, but the power adapter outputs 3.2V @ 500 milliamps. Unfortunately, I believe this means you will need 1 adapter per laser module :-( You may however have some old mobile phone chargers lying around that could be put to the task. Of course be careful when doing this.

Thanks man, thats exactly what I needed to hear.

If you’re looking to step down the DC current from a power source higher than needed, you can buy a +3V or +5V voltage regulator from any RadioShack. Just wire it up to a small breadboard and you’re good to go. They can be used with DC sources up to +35V.

This is usefull for people that want to use the random wall warts they have lying around the garage, that are usually more than 3 or 5 volts.

http://www.radioshack.com/product/index.jsp?productId=2062599&cp=&sr=1&origkw=voltage+regulator&kw=voltage+regulator&parentPage=search

Here’s a picture of mine, I’m stepping down a +9V wall wart to ~+5V.

Now I’ve ordered 4 of these guys. They were so cheap that I just had to test them