hey,
im one of those guys, the ones that dont really know much but thinks... yeah ill just do a bit of tweaking and it will be heaps better...
story is...
i bought a green laser pointer off ebay the other day.
http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ih=015&sspagename=STRK%3AMEWN%3AIT&viewitem=&item=250081710179&rd=1&rd=1
the beam wasnt bright enough. i just wanna be able to see the beam EASILY in the dark.
not just the pointer but the whole beam, light saber type thing.
so i googled...
http://www.plans-kits.com/lasers.html
i found.
so i pulled apart the laser pointer, turned the knob/potentiometer (fancy word for variable resistor?)
and now, all i get it a red dot comming out of the beam.(yes a red dot)
that will not shoot out at all. just visible if you look into the beam.
no nothing.
so the question is, have i farked it?
what can i do to get it to work again?
and what can i do to get max power out of it?
i tried different batteries, 2 batteries that came with it,
2 rechargable batteries, and 2 new batteries that i measured to have 1.56 volts each.
i know a bit about electronics but dont know the names of some components.
as i turn the potentiometer i get a varyance in resistance, still no diffrence in output light,
voltage drops to 2.8 volts when button pressed.
what do you recomend?
thank you.
-matt afaridan.
im one of those guys, the ones that dont really know much but thinks... yeah ill just do a bit of tweaking and it will be heaps better...
story is...
i bought a green laser pointer off ebay the other day.
http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ih=015&sspagename=STRK%3AMEWN%3AIT&viewitem=&item=250081710179&rd=1&rd=1
the beam wasnt bright enough. i just wanna be able to see the beam EASILY in the dark.
not just the pointer but the whole beam, light saber type thing.
so i googled...
http://www.plans-kits.com/lasers.html
i found.
so i pulled apart the laser pointer, turned the knob/potentiometer (fancy word for variable resistor?)
and now, all i get it a red dot comming out of the beam.(yes a red dot)
that will not shoot out at all. just visible if you look into the beam.
no nothing.
so the question is, have i farked it?
what can i do to get it to work again?
and what can i do to get max power out of it?
i tried different batteries, 2 batteries that came with it,
2 rechargable batteries, and 2 new batteries that i measured to have 1.56 volts each.
i know a bit about electronics but dont know the names of some components.
as i turn the potentiometer i get a varyance in resistance, still no diffrence in output light,
voltage drops to 2.8 volts when button pressed.
what do you recomend?
thank you.
-matt afaridan.