laser for 205?

I heard a buddy of mine say that some here is still selling the laser for 205? true? if so where can i go to get 1?

205 what?

If you are referring to my group buy here: http://candlepowerforums.com/vb/showthread.php?t=115829

If you look at the last post, I have 3 left over and will be selling them for $205, the same price as the original participants of the group buy. If you are interested, PM me.

Those are good lasers, but they contain 500mW diodes, not 1Watt.. not sure where you got that info from.

I'm not exactly sure of the diode rating either. CNI said that they are 1W though. I don't have a quote of that though since I deleted all the emails after the group buy ended.

deleted all of the emails!? I don't think I have ever deleted an email related to a transaction, especially ones that I was in charge of for a lot of people.

That aside, I imagine these could be tweaked to 120-150mW. Anyone succeeded in that?

I deleted them after everyone received their lasers safe and sound. Was there harm in that? I could just contact the CNI representative that I talked to and work things out if anything got out of hand. I exchanged around 40 emails with him over the course of a month and have complete confidence that he would listen to what I say.

If anybody figures out how to remove the module from the casing, let me know. You're certainly not going to drill a hole and do a simple "pot mod", the casing here is 3/16" thick.

OK.
Anyway, if the case is solid except for the ends, it might open up like a leadlight. That is, the front is press-fit in and must be pried with a blade. as for the modding, yes if there is no pot, a solder-resistor mod is in order. Wish I had $200 to blow, I'd be on it!

Unlike a leadlight, the module does not screw off with the front cap. This is what it looks like with the front cap off:


You can see the IR filter epoxied to the module. You might get the module out by the front by screwing a male fitting with the same size threads as the inside of the module, but then you risk destroying the entire laser. Because of this, the laser isn't worth modding IMO.

those two round holes in the outer ring look to me like they are what is used to screw the ring in to hold the laser in there. I'd try unscrewing the ring as it appears that it uses the same threads as the front cap. You'll need a certain tool for that, similar to a c-lock stretcher.

Done

The outer ring comes off, but turning the ring beneath that is not a good idea. It is connected to the module and turning it misaligns it with the button, causing the laser to not turn on. Scared me there for a sec

cool, so turning the next layer will remove the whole laser. Just have to be worried about the on switch and the interlock at the end. The on switch must just need alignment, was there any increased resistance as you turned the laser module out of the tube, or did you just stop when you realised the button stopped working?

As for the interlock, does it have leads or does it just prevent a complete circuit with the end battery? If it has wires that go to the laser module, they will have to be desoldered.

It looks very well put together.

Just a note though, you will want to make sure that when twisting the laser out of the housing, you are not twisting the leads of the diode that are attached to the driver board. I've seen cases in other lasers where the diode was ripped right off of the board due to similar action. Just a note to tread with caution and care, don't force anything!

If you can get it apart I look forward to seeing the pictures of the internals

FNinjaP90 said:

These 3 are now pending sale! Please no more PMs!

I also figured out how to open them. Check it out here.

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I knew I picked a wrong time to start another hobby. A day late and a dollar short.