Technical
laser head:
- aluminium extrusion profile 40x40, L=50mm as heat sink for laser
- 9mm 455nm 3W laser diode
- Fan, 50mm, 12V
- printed parts (fan coupler, head coupler) - 2-pole cable for laser supply
- 2-pole cable for fan supply
electronics:
- 10x 5.1Ohm 1W resistors
- 1x Schottky diode 60V 5A
- 1x Capacitor Ceramic 0.1uF 50V 10%
- 1x IC LM338T (EXACTLY this one !!)
- 1x Relais
- 1x LED 5mm
- 1x Fan, 12V (I used a 25x25mm one)
- 12V power supply (I use a 12V 8A notebook PSU)
- box/housing for protection
- pin headers and connectors
safety:
- PAIR OF LASER GOGGLES !!! (of course, mandatory)
- printed laser beam shield/air duct
operation:
- printed spacer for Z height (Z-mod bracket)
- G-code for setup routine (will follow) :-)
- Software for generating g-code