Laser Flashlight Hack!!

Step 2 And...

2. A Mini-Mag Flashlight You can get one HERE

3. An AixiZ Laser Module. You can get one HERE

4. Small jewelers screwdrivers, X-Acto knife, metal snips, drill, round file and other small tools.

Comments

[N3v3rm0r3]

i've built it, with only some small changes: i concealed it into a lighter and i did't  use any aixiz module and it works just fine...

[eggbert99]

You mean you just had the naked diode?

[sbelavadi]

@Kipkay-my laser diode already ahs a heatsink around it!so can i just focus the beam with a convex lense instead of buying a axiz module??!!!!

[south96]

can i downlaoad this video pls. my internet connection is slow so it makes it boring

[Lasersrock]

Kipkay can you answer me because im almost done. all i need is a laser housing. so would a pointing laser from wal-mart work if i took the laser housing from it? would it melt???????

[raytian]

It would probably melt if you don't have the heatsink. The laser pointer also has to be a high capacity laser pointer.

[municaa]

Excuse me raytian, but, could you please tell me what the heatsink is?

[Parabola949]

I can answer that.  The laser module he mentions getting fromAixiz is basically the heatsink.  What this does is to keep thelaser diode from overheating and burning itself out.  Beforeputting my diode into the module, it would stay on for about 20 - 30seconds before overheating and dimming out.  This also of coursestressed the diode really bad.  After attaching the diode to themodule, I can keep it on for.... well I haven't had it dim onme yet lol.  The focusing lens is also a part of the module, so youkind of need it anyways.
Basically, a heatsink absorbs the heat from the diode and disperses it,allowing the diode to function without problem.

[Koen92]

Will a blue-ray diode also work with this module?

[force9000]

KipKay has a specific tutorial for a Blu-Ray diode, just search it on youtube or here on Instructables

[twjmiller]

hey is there anywhere to buy the laser housing at a store or something? or a substitute that works in a store (no Internet buying :( )

[Kipkay]

Not that I am aware of.

[dmhjah]

Will the driver that comes in the laser housing work with the new diode that is being put in? Cheers

[dr4g0nbre4th]

Hey I live in new Zealand and I can't find most of the stuff I need and I can't buy things online so I don't know how I'm going to make a laser because they look so AWESOME

[PlzStndStil]

I'm from New Zealand too and i bought a laser module from Jaycar...but I can't seem to get it open. Are there any other types of laser modules out there that I can use?

[dmhjah]

The one in the picture looks different then the one seen on the link. Is the difference only in looks?

[Dartgunman]

is mfgcn.com reliable because I don't want to get screwed

[grinfelds]

what do i need outof an aixiz laser module?help me kipkay.

[yerbah1]

it's the housing thing depicted above

[alienfive]

Hello! Can i also use a unassembled 1mW red Laser pointer? (for the optical setup)? I tried it but, the laser only get in one position a thin point when I move the lense from or to the laser diod i can "zoom" the point till it is a perfect point. How could this work with the laser pointer before? And what is the problem with my new laser diod? Excuse my bad english Thanks a lot alienfive

[Noodle god]

No

[rodriguez1616]

is there any other thing I can use instead of the aixiz housing? i live outside the U.S. and i can't find it..

[princegoober]

Would this housing work? It is a "Blank" Housing.
http://hightechdealz.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=1&products_id=11

[daelans]

my friend has a flashlgiht that can do that a flashlight, FLASHLIGHT, from like 3 times farther away, i mean this thing is like... i dont know, a baby toy compared to my friends.

[daelans]

its still sick nast wicked ill

[daelans]

your laser is still freakin awesome tho

[Lasersrock]

hey! does it have to be that exact laser housing. because the LED/pointing laser i got when i went to florida at walmart was 2.47. but a laser that cost 4.50 with nothing else is a ripoff + shipping and handling 2.50 is 7.00 dollars!! so could i buy another laser to do the job because i dont want to accidently ruin my suvineir... so SOMEONE PLEASE ANSWER I WANT TO GET THIS DONE FAST!!

[Ironegg]

Is the "nm" the meaure of the lasers intensity, or the actual colour? I thought the colour was dependent on the diod you have, and the how bright that diode is is measured with nm?

[LRMNmeyer]

nm is just the color. The color is the thing that affects visability. Power plays a smaller role-5mW of green looks like 200mW of red-but if it's the same wavelength, more power=more visablity. CO2 lasers can be thousands of watts and be completely invisible. 650nm is the wavelength of common red diodes. Power is measured in mW. Different diodes are different wavelengths, but are either 650nm (red), 635nm (an orangy red), 405nm (violet), and a few different IR wavelengths. There are no blue, green, yellow diodes that someone could easily obtain-they use high power IR diodes pumped through special crystals that need to be percisely aligned to produce the color.
*Just some basic laser info*

[Ironegg]

Wait, wait, hold on. I am like serious noob, and still familiarizing myself with the terminology, but i can still understand some things. I have reviewing he posts, and it sounds like there is a little controversy. Because i know Blue Fusion is suggesting there may be some potential issues, while Mag Laser says there arent. Is it the AxiZ laser housings sizes you re saying will cause the difficulty or the actual diodes? I would assume its the diodes. I mean same thing goes for me, what "teachmenowhow" said. What do i do? I just want a strong burning power, durability, and awesome colour. Once i can get my first laser built, then i modify and play around with te colours. But in the meantime, i want toknow what i need to take into consideration while building mine.

[Ironegg]

is it the 650nm 5mw module 8mm case?

[redneckhacker]

650nm 10mw 12mm X 30mm case or 650nm 5mw 12X30mm brass case what's the difference beside the brass? is one stronger?

[strat0castEr]

Does the diode normally come with the two black and red wires, because, when I received my diode, it didn't have the wires. Also, does the flashlight you use have to be a maglight, because I already have a Brinkmann brand flash light which is very similiar.

[MELEGO351]

what is a Laser Module can you make one out of a existing pen laser and just put in the better laser and hook it up to better batteries? can you make one yourself instrad of buying one? If so how? or can you just hook the laser straight to the battery?

[gustavorocha8220]

laser modules are usually sets or rows of multiple lasers all in one or more rows mounted on a tiny bar this produces incredible poutputs not 1/2 watt but like this single laser diode 20-100 I just bought one some modules have lenses and an output for a fiber optic cable and others have a large rectangular window thats the bid bad a ones like I just bought that will cut down trees and stuff of that sort real dangerous I am going to use a 100 watt infra red unit to create a 20-30 watt green laser these units require massive power supplies to run and other massive opower supplies to electrically or water cool them googlwe coherent laser you will see one in action and this is with out a focusing lense just the raw outpput two rows of unfocused diodes in module out a small rectangular glass window any reflections your blind forever and you will never see its invisible ir light whoops I am blind oh well too late darn and my hairs on fire too

[lifelong-newbie]

Dont attach the laser diode straight to the battery the infra-red radiation could harm you. A laser diode is basically a casing you fit the diode in which protects the user from most harm. Depending on the model of laser pointer you have you might be able to use it with an take out put in type operation but this is done at your own risk, and im not saying you should, just that it might be possible in theory.

[Maglite123]

You don't have to worry about ir with a diode, they emit only one only one wavelength, ie monochromatic. What you do need to worry about is dpss lasers, they use a high powered ir diode to pump crystals which change the wavelength but there is going to be leftover ir from the conversion so it needs a ir filter to stop it.

[zaiboo]

can I use 532nm Aixiz Laser Module instead of 650nm Aixiz Laser module. i don't know what the difference is and can someone tell me?

[zaiboo]

also does lower "nm" increase heat or does it reduce it?

[MasterChief1517]

I'm certain you can use a 532nm Aixiz Laser Module. It'll be a different color (I believe 532nm is GREEN), instead of red. "nm" stands for "nanometers," which is a measure of the distance between the wavelengths of light. 650 nm is red, and anything higher than it will be up in the non-visible (to the naked human eye) infrared spectrum. Usually, the green (532nm) laser with housing are more expensive than the red (650nm) laser modules, so you probably should just buy the red one. The one for $4.50 (12mm x 30mm Brass w/ 5mw 650nm laser module) is what you want. I hope that helps you.