# Anyone put anything greater than a 5mW laser in a pack? **URL:** \ **Category:** Proton Packs\ **Created:** [August 11, 2010, 7:43am UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/anyone-put-anything-greater-than-a-5mw-laser-in-a-pack/31273 "2010-08-11T07:43:05Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![FarOutWeird\_Stuff](https://forum.gbfans.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/f/cc9497/32.png) [@FarOutWeird\_Stuff](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/FarOutWeird_Stuff)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2010, 7:43am UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/anyone-put-anything-greater-than-a-5mw-laser-in-a-pack/31273/1 "2010-08-11T07:43:05Z")
I’m considering putting a 250 mW laser in the [Proton Packs](https://www.gbfans.com/wiki/equipment/proton-pack) I am currently building. Has anyone done this? Has anyone put anything greater than a 5mW laser (laser pointer) in a Proton Pack. This could start fires, blind, etc. I know the risks. I’m gonna put a key saftey in so it can fire with laser and strobing LEDS and with just LEDS. Just remember, “…the Proton Pack is not a toy”. ---
**Author:** ![Filandrius](https://forum.gbfans.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/f/839c29/32.png) [@Filandrius](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/Filandrius)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2010, 8:34am UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/anyone-put-anything-greater-than-a-5mw-laser-in-a-pack/31273/2 "2010-08-11T08:34:03Z")
Why would someone do something like this? ---
**Author:** ![Screwhead](https://forum.gbfans.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/b19c9b/32.png) [@Screwhead](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/Screwhead)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2010, 8:44am UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/anyone-put-anything-greater-than-a-5mw-laser-in-a-pack/31273/3 "2010-08-11T08:44:50Z")
Why not? Get a couple of 16x DVD burners; depending on the brand they can go up to 400mW.. stick a bunch in there along with a heatsink/heatpipe setup to keep them cool, and go set fire to all sorts of stuff! ---
**Author:** ![FarOutWeird\_Stuff](https://forum.gbfans.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/f/cc9497/32.png) [@FarOutWeird\_Stuff](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/FarOutWeird_Stuff)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2010, 9:29am UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/anyone-put-anything-greater-than-a-5mw-laser-in-a-pack/31273/4 "2010-08-11T09:29:19Z")
That’s exactly what I did. But, I built a circuit for constant current. I don’t get maximum output, which is about 350 mW. I’m going to tweak it for about 300 mW. ---
**Author:** ![Filandrius](https://forum.gbfans.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/f/839c29/32.png) [@Filandrius](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/Filandrius)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2010, 1:10pm UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/anyone-put-anything-greater-than-a-5mw-laser-in-a-pack/31273/5 "2010-08-11T13:10:59Z")
Why not use some Blu-Ray burners? Instead of setting fire to stuff, you’ll burn straight through it. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![The\_Stiff](https://forum.gbfans.com/user_avatar/forum.gbfans.com/the_stiff/32/6008_2.png) [@The\_Stiff](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/The_Stiff)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2010, 3:41pm UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/anyone-put-anything-greater-than-a-5mw-laser-in-a-pack/31273/6 "2010-08-11T15:41:12Z")
There’s something very important I forgot to tell you. What? Don’t put 300 mW lasers in your proton guns. Why? It would be bad. ---
**Author:** ![Parlett316](https://forum.gbfans.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/p/a5b964/32.png) [@Parlett316](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/Parlett316)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2010, 4:11pm UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/anyone-put-anything-greater-than-a-5mw-laser-in-a-pack/31273/7 "2010-08-11T16:11:59Z")
[![](https://discdn.gbfans.com/original/3X/3/7/3735c71e34a5f62a8cbaf7cae2c8a96f26049370.jpeg "Wicked Lasers S3 Arctic Spyder III") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H-SduY4A2kE) Put the Artic Spyder III in it! ---
**Author:** ![FarOutWeird\_Stuff](https://forum.gbfans.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/f/cc9497/32.png) [@FarOutWeird\_Stuff](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/FarOutWeird_Stuff)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2010, 12:30am UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/anyone-put-anything-greater-than-a-5mw-laser-in-a-pack/31273/8 "2010-08-12T00:30:51Z")
I would use a Bluray laser, but the wavelength is so small it’s pretty much invisible. ---
**Author:** ![GAVAL](https://forum.gbfans.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/g/b9bd4f/32.png) [@GAVAL](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/GAVAL)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2010, 1:39am UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/anyone-put-anything-greater-than-a-5mw-laser-in-a-pack/31273/9 "2010-08-12T01:39:50Z")
I’d love a “Make it into a real weapon” setting on my pack! That would be badass. Some mouthy geek would be all, “Yah, right, what you gonna do, LED me to death?” At which point I’d burn a hole through his ■■■■■■■ Simpson’s T-shirt. G ---
**Author:** ![Filandrius](https://forum.gbfans.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/f/839c29/32.png) [@Filandrius](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/Filandrius)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2010, 1:53am UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/anyone-put-anything-greater-than-a-5mw-laser-in-a-pack/31273/10 "2010-08-12T01:53:58Z")
That’s why you need 4 DVD burner LEDs and 4 Blu-Ray burner LEDs mounted on a barrel assembly just like Exoray’s light kit, each 4 firing in succession. That’ll teach them. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Screwhead](https://forum.gbfans.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/b19c9b/32.png) [@Screwhead](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/Screwhead)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2010, 2:14am UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/anyone-put-anything-greater-than-a-5mw-laser-in-a-pack/31273/11 "2010-08-12T02:14:21Z")
> [@Filandrius](#): > > That’s why you need 4 DVD burner LEDs and 4 Blu-Ray burner LEDs mounted on a barrel assembly just like Exoray’s light kit, each 4 firing in succession. That’ll teach them. 😃 Now that’s a genius idea! A switch on the wand to change it from “Prop” to “Weapon” would be the best 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Filandrius](https://forum.gbfans.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/f/839c29/32.png) [@Filandrius](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/Filandrius)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2010, 2:16am UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/anyone-put-anything-greater-than-a-5mw-laser-in-a-pack/31273/12 "2010-08-12T02:16:34Z")
“[Total protonic reversal](https://www.gbfans.com/wiki/games/ghostbusters-the-video-game/achievements/total-protonic-reversal)” would be better. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![noslliT](https://forum.gbfans.com/user_avatar/forum.gbfans.com/nosllit/32/5954_2.png) [@noslliT](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/noslliT)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2010, 2:19am UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/anyone-put-anything-greater-than-a-5mw-laser-in-a-pack/31273/13 "2010-08-12T02:19:48Z")
This has been brought up in the past and the general opinion is DON’T DO IT. ---
**Author:** ![Dan\_AKA](https://forum.gbfans.com/user_avatar/forum.gbfans.com/dan_aka/32/5932_2.png) [@Dan\_AKA](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/Dan_AKA)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2010, 3:02am UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/anyone-put-anything-greater-than-a-5mw-laser-in-a-pack/31273/14 "2010-08-12T03:02:45Z")
It is fun to muse about doing such things, but all this would do is create havoc for the idiot dumb enough to burn someone with their pack and would cast an incredibly bad shadow over the entire prop Ghostbusters community. Please don’t do this, or if you do leave it home. ---
**Author:** ![FarOutWeird\_Stuff](https://forum.gbfans.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/f/cc9497/32.png) [@FarOutWeird\_Stuff](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/FarOutWeird_Stuff)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2010, 4:09am UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/anyone-put-anything-greater-than-a-5mw-laser-in-a-pack/31273/15 "2010-08-12T04:09:27Z")
Time will tell Dan. Trails need to be blazed in the name of science and in the name of awesome. I can see it on the news now, “Ghostbuster burns ghost to death… again. Tens of people saved!” But, seriously I’m doing this. MY [Proton Pack](https://www.gbfans.com/wiki/equipment/proton-pack) is not a toy! ---
**Author:** ![Filandrius](https://forum.gbfans.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/f/839c29/32.png) [@Filandrius](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/Filandrius)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2010, 4:18am UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/anyone-put-anything-greater-than-a-5mw-laser-in-a-pack/31273/16 "2010-08-12T04:18:57Z")
What I see is: “Ghostbusters wannabe creates ghosts by burning people to death!” But what can you do. ---
**Author:** ![cpu64](https://forum.gbfans.com/user_avatar/forum.gbfans.com/cpu64/32/104792_2.png) [@cpu64](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/cpu64)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2010, 5:28am UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/anyone-put-anything-greater-than-a-5mw-laser-in-a-pack/31273/17 "2010-08-12T05:28:17Z")
Install a Tesla coil for a [cyclotron](https://www.gbfans.com/wiki/equipment/proton-pack/cyclotron)… ---
**Author:** ![FarOutWeird\_Stuff](https://forum.gbfans.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/f/cc9497/32.png) [@FarOutWeird\_Stuff](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/FarOutWeird_Stuff)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2010, 5:50am UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/anyone-put-anything-greater-than-a-5mw-laser-in-a-pack/31273/18 "2010-08-12T05:50:18Z")
The headlines would read more like, “ **Mad Scientist Creates Death-Ray** ; Goes to Prison for Being Awesome, and Murder.” I considered a Tesla Coil but, how would I ground myself for on the fly demonstrations? Plus, the transformers to step up the voltage would make the pack weigh a ton. ---
**Author:** ![Agent\_Gibbs](https://forum.gbfans.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/e95f7d/32.png) [@Agent\_Gibbs](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/Agent_Gibbs)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2010, 11:36am UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/anyone-put-anything-greater-than-a-5mw-laser-in-a-pack/31273/19 "2010-08-12T11:36:56Z")
lasers and props can be fun saw this on epicwinftw [![](https://discdn.gbfans.com/original/3X/5/b/5b2b4a6ece28a975e9c5b1bf290f698dc728449e.jpeg "Amazing Lasers! - Blu-ray Laser Phaser!") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xfj1n8vPWCE) ---
**Author:** ![GAVAL](https://forum.gbfans.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/g/b9bd4f/32.png) [@GAVAL](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/GAVAL)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2010, 2:39pm UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/anyone-put-anything-greater-than-a-5mw-laser-in-a-pack/31273/20 "2010-08-12T14:39:46Z")
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