Sent mine back top Bridge for repair...all good
I sent my 640nm@400mW back to Bridge/LW. Fixed double beam problem at no charge! They remounted the LD's into a new slightly wider case with the same mounting bolt pattern as the smaller case. There is now a very small round opening to allow for exernal X-Y adjustment by the end user. Beam is back to perfect.
After my learning curve with the 445nm ZQuad ( nearing completion)...I am now on to considering building my own multi-diode using 637's. Only problem is that I do not think I can affort to acheive a white balance with 5W of 445nm !!! I have not done the chroma balance math yet. Roughly what... 10W of Red ??? Yikes...50 @200mW each = 10W !!Yea right !!!!This hobby NEVER stops sucking $$$$$... Perhaps the ZQuad will remain a single colour coupled to a DT-40 Wide...dedicated to throwing alot of beam power at the 445 line !!
CDBEAM
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Beam Axiom #1 ~The Quantum well is DEEP ! Photons for ALL !!
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Beam Axiom #2 ~Yes...As a matter of fact...I DO wear tinfoil on my head !!
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Beam Axiom #3 ~Whe'n dout...Po ah Donk awn et !!
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Beam Axiom #4 ~A Chicken in every Pot, and a Laser Lumia in every Livingroom !!
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Beam Axiom #5 ~"Abstract Photonic Expressionism"....is "Abstractonimical" !!
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Beam Axiom #6 ~ "A Posse ad Essea" ~ From being possible to being actual ...is the beam target !