Who want's to help design a real MONSTER?

[Laserman532]

I spoke with Floyd and he gave me a few tips, but said I was on the same path he would take on this project.... I will let you all know when I get the solidworks design done.... as for TEC cooling, I might decide to add it depending on how warm it gets....

hows patty doing. did you tell him hi for me

[p1t8ull]

WADR... you are way off in your calculations

I know, I was taking the pee there was talk in another thread where the time it takes to make a module from scratch was being ever so slightly underestimated

[dave]

The key to making it work is that the initial axis of each diodes output beam must be parallel, but I am guessing that the diodes themselves are acceptably close and it is a question of machining tolerance in the mounting block.

Well the emission point accuracy is quoted at +-5degrees for the 1w diode.

[aijii]

i like your thinking Dean..

well hold on - whats to say the original light pipe couldn't be used for this then for the initial knife edging in one axis... just need to machine up a second similar system of mirrors to sort out the other axis.. ?

there you go pat - reusing as much of the original bits as possible

btw - i'd also be interested in seeing what comes off the light pipe. maybe when ours is pulled to bits...