DIY RGB - Good quality 2W green 532nm module ?

[djem]

Hi there,

I'm working on a new project of mine with :

- 1.5W 637nm
- 3w 445nm
- 2W 532nm
- Terascan

And for this, I'm looking for a good quality, and small, green laser module.

I was thinking of a CNI 2W, but the power suply is so big ...

Any idea?

Yours,

[Picasso]

I'd pick http://www.lasever.com/ over CNI now since the greens all seem to have massive power supplys now. It's like CNI went down a step even the PCB traces have been soldered over to get more power out of a bad new? design. Can also request from them low divergence versions. It is hard to beat the $500-630 CNI charges for the 1 watters that kick out 1.3++

[badger1666]

Oem laserwave from winni at goldenstar lasers = awesome
Very small power supply

[Phritzler]

Hi!
CNI OEM-F- 2W with an Picodrive (size <100x80x40mm) will be the best choice...
We have that also on stock.
Bests,
Phil

[norty303]

I would personally go with the Laserwave or CNI options, using the newer smaller drivers from CNI in their case. Laserwave have always had reasonably sized drivers in my experience.

[djem]

Okay, so to start, who has experience with OEM-F serie from CNI, or LaserWave OEM green serie ?

Both goes around the same price, hard to chose

[djem]

Okay, so to start, who has experience with OEM-F serie from CNI, or LaserWave OEM green serie ?

Both goes around the same price, hard to chose

[badger1666]

Okay, so to start, who has experience with OEM-F serie from CNI, or LaserWave OEM green serie ?

Both goes around the same price, hard to chose

i got the 2w oem laserwave from winni it has got the best modulation of any green laser i have ever owned, and its doing 2.9w not bad for $1400
and the divergence of 1mrad
planning to buy another

[m0f]

Takes a little bit more space, but recently purchased a couple of dhom 1w's doing ~1.6 - 1.7 watts each and combined via pbs. Getting a bit over 3W after the cube with about 5% loss from the mirror (to be replaced) and optimal polarization not completely dialed in yet. An amazing bargain at $700 for the 2 lasers, plus $50 for the cube and mount, but a bit more work. Divergence is a bit high, but nothing a 1.5-2x telescope wouldn't fix. Still in the works, so not sure about the total cost telescoped.

Hey Badger,

Do you know if many of the laserwave 2w's are coming in a hair under 3w ? or is it more luck of the draw ?

[badger1666]

i think its luck , but from what i hear they are all over 2.5w , one thing to note with them is they are better suited for builds on fan cooled base plates as neither the driver or head have any fans on them