Federico
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Hello LPF member!
A few days ago I built a red laser pointer, I used a groove 2 driver I set it in the high current setting, and turn the pot all the way up, the laser is amazing, I'm using 3 AAA batteris with 850mAh in series, which gives me 3.6V in total. So now i'm wondering, how long does a LOC diode usually last for, what is its lifespan, should I turn down the pot a little bit down? (I think the current is around 500ma) So I'm not sure if I should turn the pot down. The last question is, if I should use alkaline batteries instead of the rechargable Nimh, because I heard rechargable batteries aren't that great for Lasers, so what's your opinion LPF ppl??
Here's some pictures of my laser, I know it doesn't have a heat sink, but I don't leave the laser on for more than 30 seconds, I will build one as soon as I go back to school and I have the tools. btw it's mounted on a Dorcy flashlight.
Thanks,
Federico
A few days ago I built a red laser pointer, I used a groove 2 driver I set it in the high current setting, and turn the pot all the way up, the laser is amazing, I'm using 3 AAA batteris with 850mAh in series, which gives me 3.6V in total. So now i'm wondering, how long does a LOC diode usually last for, what is its lifespan, should I turn down the pot a little bit down? (I think the current is around 500ma) So I'm not sure if I should turn the pot down. The last question is, if I should use alkaline batteries instead of the rechargable Nimh, because I heard rechargable batteries aren't that great for Lasers, so what's your opinion LPF ppl??
Here's some pictures of my laser, I know it doesn't have a heat sink, but I don't leave the laser on for more than 30 seconds, I will build one as soon as I go back to school and I have the tools. btw it's mounted on a Dorcy flashlight.
Thanks,
Federico