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mikeselectricstuff
Posted by mikeselectricstuff
on Feb 13 2009 16:45 PM
Intellectual260 points

I took it apart so you don't have to (unless you want to of course....[;)])

 

 

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  • NumberSix
    Posted by NumberSix
    on Feb 24 2009 18:21 PM
    Prodigy30 points

    I like your laser mod.  :)

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  • mikeselectricstuff
    Posted by mikeselectricstuff
    on Feb 25 2009 08:38 AM
    Intellectual260 points

    Unfortunately the optics appear to be  too narrowband to get a blu-ray laser to give any visiable amount of blue, so a full-colour laser hack would probably not be possible.. :-)

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  • Madadayo
    Posted by Madadayo
    on Feb 25 2009 19:41 PM
    Prodigy95 points

    Actually, the blue path only sees a mirror, then a green-reflect dichroic, then a red-pass dichroic. All the filter lines should be well away from a blue laser line, and it should pass fine. The problem might be the collimator lens directly in front of the LED. It is designed to collect a very wide angle from the LED and collimate it to pass through the dichroics and fly-eye. If the laser is already well-collimated (most likely is), then these lenses are probably doing just the opposite and focusing/spreading the beam so much that much of the light is lost. Try removing the collimator lens. You may have to put a weak lens in its' place to spread the beam far enough to fill the DMD.

    I will warn you, if you get ill from viewing speckle, have a bucket nearby.

    Mike Davis

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