Hello Everyone,
So all the parts finally arrived for my first laser build. Not sure if it's really classified as "a build" or not, I connected a power supply to a module
. I ordered the following parts:
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30mW 532nm Laser Module-
12mm Heatsink Mount-
3V Power Supply-
Australian Power Plug Adapter-
and of course, safety goggles!So basically I just sliced off the end of the power supply and stripped down the wires. I then put the module into the heatsink. Then I soldered the positive and negative wires to the ones coming from the module. Then plugged it in
Here it is!
I was quite amazed at how bright it is, seeing as it's my most powerful laser! The most powerful I'd seen before this was my 1mW pointer :crackup:
Pictured with my 3 pairs of goggles, better safe than sorry
The above picture is my 1mW pointer, just to show the comparison.
^ and this is my 30mW.
Sorry about the quality of the pictures, the only camera I have at the moment is my laptop webcam.
I think the laser is most likely over 30mW as the 50mW fasttech module is normally about 80mW, I'm going to assume that this 30mW is around 30-50mW, if it is infact as overspec as the 50mW module.
I'm also still looking for housing, I think I might buy some sort of plastic "hobby box".
I'm really happy with the result of this laser, the beam looks excellent at night
Cheers to my first laser over 1mW
