DIY: How to Build a Burning Red Laser

How to make a very powerful burning red laser for under $30. This video covers in detail on building a high powered laser module, but then it is up to your creativity to pick a housing for this module, as in a flashlight or something.

Parts:
LPC-815 diode in Aixiz module: http://hightechdealz.com/product_info.php?cPath=21&products_id=36
rkcstr driver: http://rkcstr.nfshost.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=65&p...

Safety:
If you plan on burning things or using this laser indoors, goggles are absolutely necessary. One hit in the eye will blind you, and even staring at the blindingly bright dot will hurt your eyes permanently. Please be safe and buy some! Link: http://www.o-like.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=4&produc...

Notes: This build will power your laser at about 440mA, this will push it a little but should still give you a good lifetime. You will need more heatsinking if you plan on running this laser for more than 30 seconds at a time, heat kills laser diodes!

When soldering to the laser diode, make very quick touches with the iron, if you don't make the joint the first time, let it cool for a while before attempting again. Laser diodes are sensitive to heat and static, and can break for many reasons. Don't touch the bare pins of the laser diode before it is attached to a driver.

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[rootbeerdude96]

parents: why the hell are there so many pieces of balloons, burnt matches, and melted rubber everywhere?!?!?!

me: .....cat?

[mjames4373]

And now it's time to sell to Russians. >=D

[nyk10000]

bottom link is broken

[DestroyerSword]

what are you, Darth Vader? o.O

[mjames4373]

@polzowatel You have stated a well reasoned point my friend. :)

[polzowatel]

@mjames4373 what does racist have to do with anything? Russians are white i assume you are too, still though it makes no sense 

[mjames4373]

@polzowatel Oh damn.... See I wasn't trying to be racist... I just.... oh I wish I hadn't said that. >_>

[FILCHERD]

Чётко ему резина в вентилятор попала.)))

[kopjesenseo]

Thats a nice red color!

Looks like there is some pink also in the red.

To me deep red further then 650nm appear pinkreddish.

and under the 650nm orangered. and 650nm redred with a smal

hint of orange. this is differentfor every people!

because the amound of photo receptors in the eye is different

from human to human and the combination of green blue and red receptors

are also difference by each person. so never's color vision is exactly the same!

[polzowatel]

@mjames4373 sell what to us?

[TechnoiPhone4]

@polzowatel Nope.

[cool25837005]

um....

can you or someone else please tell me if you can use other drivers on the site for drivers

in the description box?

Thank You for responding!