[Cyborg] 200 laser diodes

Thu Jun 3 14:45:06 UTC 2010

Jacob - awesome!

We've got orders for: 14+10+16+20+10=70 plus $40+50+10+10+50=160/$2.7 = 
59.  That's 129 total, which is close enough to 132 to order the 11 
dozen :-)

Anymore orders on top will be awesome as well, of course.

Kristin - can you confirm how many you want or what you want to spend?

Eric

On 6/3/10 12:54 AM, Jacob Rosenthal wrote:
> Definately put me down.
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On Jun 3, 2010, at 12:22 AM, Eric Boyd <mrericboyd at yahoo.com> wrote:
>
>> More good news, we have a confirmed $3.016/laser price if we order 100+.
>> Currently the order total is ~110. I'll wait till late tomorrow to
>> put the order in, so the people on noisebridge-discuss have time to put
>> their names down too.
>>
>> Jacob - I will ship to you, do you want them? We do not "need" you for
>> scale, but there is another discount at 11 dozen (132) that it would be
>> cool to hit. At 11 dozen, $355.37/132 = $2.69 each.
>>
>> Eric
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> <<
>> Tim Lee: Hi,Eric.
>> Please visit this link or copy the link:
>> http://www.aliexpress.com/store/100599/209295727-254566858/1-dozen-12pieces-Laser-Module-w-APC-Diode-driver-built-in-650nm-9mm.html,
>>
>> and choose 8 dozen,choose USA via DHL,i will deliver 100units to
>> you.total is:US$301.60.
>>
>>
>>>>> mrericboyd Wed Jun 02 23:50:28 PDT 2010 >>>
>> Tim,
>>
>> Thanks for your quick response. How do I get the discount? The item page
>> only lets me order 10. If I put 100 in the box it changes it back to 10.
>>
>> Eric
>>>>
>>
>> On 6/2/10 11:13 PM, Eric Boyd wrote:
>>> Well that was fast, here are the Q&A, both good news!:
>>>
>>> <<
>>> Tim Lee: Hi,Eric,
>>> Glad to receive your email.
>>> 1)Yes,the goods have drive already,you only put into DC3-5V,red power
>>> lead is "+",and black lead is "-".you don't need limit its current.
>>> 2)100units have 5% discount.means $2.54 per unit.
>>>
>>> Best regards
>>> Tim Lee
>>> Shenzhen Fuzhe Technology Co.,Ltd.
>>> FU-Lasers for you!
>>> Tel: +86-755-84528255
>>> Fax: +86-755-84528390
>>> Email:fulaser at gmail.com
>>> MSN:mandy-lees at hotmail.com
>>>
>>>
>>>>>> mrericboyd Wed Jun 02 22:26:24 PDT 2010>>>
>>> I'm looking at your "Civil Class 3A red 650nm 5mw dot diode laser
>>> module", I have two questions:
>>>
>>> 1) Does it have the drive electronics already included? i.e. can we just
>>> hook up a voltage source to the two leads and expect it to work? Do we
>>> have to limit the current or will it do that?
>>>
>>> 2) I'm looking for 100+ units, do you offer a volume discount price?
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>> Eric
>>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On 6/2/10 10:26 PM, Eric Boyd wrote:
>>>> I've sent a question to the seller about the included electronics and
>>>> volume discount price. Here's hoping they have someone who reads&
>>>> writes english :-)
>>>>
>>>> Eric
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On 6/2/10 1:47 PM, Rachel McConnell wrote:
>>>>> Oh man laser outfit... I sure want some. That link gives pricing for
>>>>> 1-10, maybe if we end up wanting a bunch more they might provide a
>>>>> further discount?
>>>>>
>>>>> I wonder if one could have a built-in smoke machine emitting particles
>>>>> along with the laser beam for best viewing. I saw a smoke machine
>>>>> on an
>>>>> outfit over the weekend, I will see if I can contact the maker of that
>>>>> and get more details.
>>>>>
>>>>> Rachel
>>>>>
>>>>> Eric Boyd wrote:
>>>>>> I sent a contact thing to the dude, asking if he's got any design
>>>>>> information up anywhere, and about eye-safety of the device.
>>>>>> Because I
>>>>>> think that's the key thing here: can a beam which is visible in
>>>>>> e.g. a
>>>>>> club (dim lights) also be eye-safe?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> According to wikipedia
>>>>>> (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laser_safety), to
>>>>>> be legal (=eye safe), the laser must be<5mW, that makes it fall into
>>>>>> class IIIa (now class 3R). I found some fairly cheap IIIa laser
>>>>>> diodes:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> http://www.aliexpress.com/product-gs/263635799-Civil-Class-3A-red-650nm-5mw-dot-diode-laser-module-wholesalers.html
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> It's not clear to me if you need an external circuit other than a
>>>>>> current-controlled voltage source to drive these. I don't think so, I
>>>>>> think that's what they mean by "module" as opposed to just buying the
>>>>>> diode. If you do just need a current controlled voltage source, we
>>>>>> should be able to drive these directly from the North Paw circuit,
>>>>>> all
>>>>>> we need is some resistors in series with the "motor" outputs.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> But I agree that while building the device, we'd need to have some
>>>>>> goggles. It'd give you a headache for sure if you caught one in
>>>>>> the eye
>>>>>> more than a few dozen times.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Anyone else interested in bulk ordering of these? With shipping they
>>>>>> are going to be about $4 each, so for<$50 you can have a pretty
>>>>>> decent
>>>>>> number of them.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Eric
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On 6/2/10 11:52 AM, kristinneidlinger wrote:
>>>>>>> I want to build one!
>>>>>>> I did some design research of where they should be placed for a
>>>>>>> postal
>>>>>>> feedback suit and ended up with a huge headache! So, we should look
>>>>>>> into some goggles too...
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> k
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On Wed, Jun 2, 2010 at 10:39 AM, Eric Boyd<mrericboyd at yahoo.com
>>>>>>> <mailto:mrericboyd at yahoo.com>> wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> http://www.behance.net/Gallery/200-LDs-Stage-Suit-icommercial-casei/493017
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> OMG, this is the awesome-est light-up wearable outfit I've seen yet.
>>>>>>> Lasers make LEDs seem so boring! Even the "laser suit sample" is
>>>>>>> wicked
>>>>>>> cool:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> http://www.behance.net/Gallery/Laser-suit-sample/464787
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Who wants to build one? I'm super keen, and if we build multiple
>>>>>>> units
>>>>>>> we can push down the cost a little (laser diodes are expensive...)
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Eric
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