Leadlight Models

[Jaffa]

I currently have a normal Leadlight Green laser pointer <5mW without the power control feature. A friend of mine wants to buy that laser pointer from me. I am then going to get myself a new leadlight green pointer, but instead of the black shelled pointer I had I am wanting to get a silver shelled pointer (if you know what I mean).

What I want to know is which laser pointer will be more powerfull and more reliable. A normal leadlight without the power control feature, or a leadlight with the power control feature, eg: http://www.luckyduck.com/lasers/apc.php

 

[jkaiser3000]

if you want a powerfull laser, I'd have to say go for the one without the power control feature (105). If you want reliability, go for the power control feature (110).

I guess it all comes down to what you want to use it for.

my thoughts

 

[Jaffa]

How much power difference will there be in an UNMODED 105 and an UNMODED 110?

UNMODED = Not Modified BTW. . .

 

[jkaiser3000]

How much power difference will there be in an UNMODED 105 and an UNMODED 110?

There probably would not be much difference between the two. They're <5mw pointers after all. But the real difference can be seen when it's time to mod, with the 105 being a lot easier to mod than the 110. Just pop the button cover, turn the pot, and you're done.

After the potmod, you could end up with, typically, 15-25mw

 

[Jaffa]

This was a double post... Please Delete...

 

[Jaffa]

Well, I do not want to mod any of these two lasers... I will buy a 110 for myself and sell the 105 to my friend. I had a 105 before the 105 I will sell and I broke it with this mod... So yeah, anyways, I just want a laser for basically presentations (people are impressed with my greenie)...

 

[DCFluX]

The lucky duck APC is a cheap solution, but the power output leaves a lot to be desired. The only mod I could come up with was to remove the current limiting transistor and jumper the trace to ground, and that got it a little brighter, but after some use and when the diode heats up it sort of goes into a lock up and gets really dim and draws way too much current.

I should also mention that it is a total pain to get the laser open to where you can start playing as well.

 

[scottyk1991]

i bought the lucky duck apc laser pointer
at night i can see the beam ok and in dark rooms
i think its pretty weak considering the pictures of lasers I've seen on the internet
it is my first laser and i have no idea how to mod it
i saw many pot mod pictures and i tried it on mine
there is a little black thing that wont move and it doesnt look like there is that thing that you turn under it
can anyone please help me?
any help would be appretiated.

 

[cactiking]

I bought the very same type of laser. After you remove the switch cover all you have to do is drill a hole in the upper right hand corner of the plastic you see with a knife. DO THIS VERY CAREFULLY AND PATIENTLY! If you drill a hole away from the pot (the thing you turn) you can just move the plastic until the hole is over the pot. then take a screwdriver (not a phillips, it works better with the regular screwdriver) and turn it a quarter turn clockwise very slowly. Because the luckyduck lasers have APC, when you use them, it starts off real bright, then gets dimmer after a few seconds. just turn off the laser and turn it back on for it to be bright again.

 

[scottyk1991]

thank you so much
im not sure how to do it though
can you send me a picture?
my email is [email protected]
would a dremmel work to make the hole or not?
how much will it enhance it by?
i love my laser alot and i dont want to mess it up at all

 

[Kiessling]

scottyk1991 ... welcome to CPF ... and you might want to think twice about posting your e-mail in the open on a non-restricted forum like this.
You could post it like scotty1991k(at)yahoo(dot)com to avoid the bots at least partially ...
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