wraggster
September 21st, 2012, 22:53
http://hackadaycom.files.wordpress.com/2012/09/burning-laser-nes-zapper.jpg?w=470&h=352
The Nintendo Light Gun makes a perfect burning laser (http://www.northstreetlabs.org/Zapper.html). Of course it’s been gutted to make this happen. Nonetheless, the retro look can’t be beat, and the gun form factor is just what you need in a laser weapon.
This will literally burn your eye out of your head, so [Justin] and his buddies over a North Street Labs are all wearing protective goggles designed for this laser’s wavelength. But they also built a safety into the zapper itself. At the beginning of the video clip (embedded after the break) you will see there’s a key lock mounted in the butt. This lock completes the circuit between the battery and driver board. The 2W output is achieved by a 445nm M140 diode. A lot went into the heat sink and mounting cylinder to make sure the diode doesn’t just burn up after a few seconds of use.
http://hackaday.com/2012/09/21/nes-light-gun-gets-a-burning-laser-upgrade/
The Nintendo Light Gun makes a perfect burning laser (http://www.northstreetlabs.org/Zapper.html). Of course it’s been gutted to make this happen. Nonetheless, the retro look can’t be beat, and the gun form factor is just what you need in a laser weapon.
This will literally burn your eye out of your head, so [Justin] and his buddies over a North Street Labs are all wearing protective goggles designed for this laser’s wavelength. But they also built a safety into the zapper itself. At the beginning of the video clip (embedded after the break) you will see there’s a key lock mounted in the butt. This lock completes the circuit between the battery and driver board. The 2W output is achieved by a 445nm M140 diode. A lot went into the heat sink and mounting cylinder to make sure the diode doesn’t just burn up after a few seconds of use.
http://hackaday.com/2012/09/21/nes-light-gun-gets-a-burning-laser-upgrade/