Bigger tesla coil just showed up.
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@kyle
It's under the 500mA threshold for class 4 lasers, making it a class 3B laser.
Look at that beautiful violet 405nm beam...
Built a new handheld laser from a Sony bluray diode.
Built a new handheld laser from a Sony bluray diode.
Dill pickle fries (on top of curly fries).
This rut is pretty common for programmers, I think.
Compare these to a well-engineered laser, a 1600mW blue laser. The higher power output is normal given the slope efficiency curve, temperature, and battery charge; the diode is marketed this way too.