Well my research started with R-E of a new laser. Needless to say it didn't work after the exploration. I managed to destroy the crystal set in removing the optics section from the pump diode. After few years of soaking up Sam's Faq's and a lot of personal testing and reading I have found a few things that some may know of......or may not. I like the challenge of the red and 473 laser. You say a red is nothing......then build me a 1 watt 660nm with good beam specs.....and by the way you design the layout, machine the parts, calculate the optics with software you purchased, and finally produce a working laser good enough to put into projector duty. Some have went way beyond this point here on PL. Hat's off to you! Then the lessons learned become worth a good bit. I like 473's but it costs less to buy than build....at least build one. There is a LOT to be explored here. I spent over a year with it and too much money on it. It worked though....not well but it worked. I was satisfied with that. It provided a need to learn and make mistakes along the way...some costly. Understanding the fundamentals of it is priceless. The reds I am trying to get finished have been a challenge....but now the things I have learned will enable me to make them smaller and more powerful. But it is not anything that someone ...somewhere has not already dealt with. So the lid stays on and all we enjoy is the lovely red beam. And that's the way it will be. How many Manu's will share optics details and procedures? Most will eventually say that you can buy one and see for yourself....see top of post. Not a rant...just a bad day.
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Originally Posted by andyf97
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What, exactly, is the issue Andy?
