445 Dichro

I used a Laserwave 473nm coated PBS in my projector... I am not certifying that this is the way forward, maybe I copped a lucky one, who knows?

Here is the 445nm on a meter weighing in at 480mw....

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Here is the 473nm on the meter at 300mw

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Through the cube I measured a total of 760mw, so only loosing 20mw

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Running the 445nm through the cube on its own I see zero losses, so the 20mw lost was in fact 473nm..

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And for those of you wondering, Yes, it hurts like hell to think I spent in excess of £2000 on 500mw of 445nm only a year ago :mad:

Mark

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Originally Posted by Insanity

And for those of you wondering, Yes, it hurts like hell to think I spent in excess of £2000 on 500mw of 445nm only a year ago :mad:

Mark

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And technology marches on.... and on and on and on..

Good rule of thumb: NEVER be in a rush to try the latest greatest stuff unless you're 100% ok with overspending. Of course the price drop we saw with these diodes is atypical, but all technology becomes steadily more affordable with time.

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Originally Posted by ElektroFreak

Good rule of thumb: NEVER be in a rush to try the latest greatest stuff unless you're 100% ok with overspending. Of course the price drop we saw with these diodes is atypical, but all technology becomes steadily more affordable with time.

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Very true, but believe me this one has certainly earned its keep, several times over :D

Mark

now that LW has given up on making a dicro any options? suck it up and pay $200 to semrock?

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Originally Posted by Insanity

Very true, but believe me this one has certainly earned its keep, several times over :D

Mark

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Then stop your whining ;)