Welcome to Laser Pointer Forums - discuss green laser pointers, blue laser pointers, and all types of lasers

LPF Donation via Stripe | LPF Donation - Other Methods

Links below open in new window

ArcticMyst Security by Avery

Host that uses 9V battery? ='(

ThunderBird89

ThunderBird89

0
Joined
Mar 28, 2009
Messages
145
Points
0
Guys, correct me if I'm wrong, but a FlexDrive will die at 9V, won't it? I mean I powered mine from three freshly charged 1.5V AAA cells, and the driver died along with the diode. So even if it's a BR (mine was red), the FlexDrive would be fried with the overvoltage, no?

I just looked up the manual, and it says input voltage upper cap is 5.5V.
 





Ramsey_innovations

Ramsey_innovations

0
Joined
May 10, 2009
Messages
379
Points
28
ThunderBird89 said:
Guys, correct me if I'm wrong, but a FlexDrive will die at 9V, won't it? I mean I powered mine from three freshly charged 1.5V AAA cells, and the driver died along with the diode. So even if it's a BR (mine was red), the FlexDrive would be fried with the overvoltage, no?

I just looked up the manual, and it says input voltage upper cap is 5.5V.
Click to expand...

You are correct. A V4 flex drive operates from 2.5v-6v in, 9v would likely fry it. Which is why a DDL (LM317 based) driver is a good option for higher input voltage (8.5v-12v for bluray, and about 7.2v for senkat).
 
You must log in or register to reply here.




Top