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&products_id=201

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&products_id=26

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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