Morgan
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I'm sure that the general advice regards setting mAs would be to build a, "Test-Load". These kits are available from some members and there are threads describing how to use them.
Personally, I would happily use a 100ohm pot. As it's maximum resistance is higher, it will give more protection but less accuracy when setting current. If it were MY diode, (and I didn't have the luxury of a Test-Load, as with my first Blu-Ray!), I'd just carefully turn my pot until your LD is just lasing nicely. Bit risky but not unreasonably so.
That is where my advice ends at this moment I'm afraid. I'm not an electronics genius like some of the veterans here but if it gets you through, before wiser posts...
Good luck. Would be nice to see some pics of the finished prop when you're done?
M
Personally, I would happily use a 100ohm pot. As it's maximum resistance is higher, it will give more protection but less accuracy when setting current. If it were MY diode, (and I didn't have the luxury of a Test-Load, as with my first Blu-Ray!), I'd just carefully turn my pot until your LD is just lasing nicely. Bit risky but not unreasonably so.
That is where my advice ends at this moment I'm afraid. I'm not an electronics genius like some of the veterans here but if it gets you through, before wiser posts...
Good luck. Would be nice to see some pics of the finished prop when you're done?
M