Melles Griot 457nm DPSS 4 sale

[mebe3d]

Hi all,
I have a Melles Griot 58-BLD-605 457nm for sale on Ebay if interested. Item # 360075738200
Thanks

[allthatwhichis]

What's up man? Nice to see you finally join. I watched a few of those MOPA diodes? You wouldn't be able to help someone with a couple of drivers for the MOPA would you?

This beast is a beauty. I wish it was close to my price range.

[mebe3d]

Had to do somethin, I can count my friends on one hand. Figured I'd use the other hand to count virtual ones.
There is no commercial MOPA driver. SDL took one of their 820 drivers and kluged another small driver for the seed laser and added a digital readout and knob for the current. I guess that is what they sold to customers of the SDL-5730 which is the whole enchilada . Kinda crude lookin but it worked. best thing is to build your own or just use 2 drivers. That blue is my favorite laser, hate to see her go