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Pilgor

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would potentiometer work well on a laser, instead of having a clicky at the butt end of the laser. you would be able to control the mW output really easily. I'm thinking about buy a cheap DX laser and trying
 





bhank

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Do your research bud...

Most of the plans you'll find anywhere on here use a pot in there somewhere.

However in order to both turn on the laser AND control power with just one knob you'll need a pot with a switch built in. As far as I know they do exist but again, do your research before you ask something thats been discussed many times before.

Hope that helps...
 
Mohrenberg

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Without thinking abut it too much, it would work so some degree....but basicly you'd have off....and as you increase the pot you would jsut have a dim light untill you reached the threshhold, then you'd get a bright laser all of the sudden...and then from there you may be able to raise the power a little....
you best bet is to do what bhank said.
have an on/off switch.
and then have an adjustable pot with a min./max. range that you can adjust which would be on the driver.
 
Moptsp

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Mohrenberg said:
Without thinking abut it too much, it would work so some degree....but basicly you'd have off....and as you increase the pot you would jsut have a dim light untill you reached the threshhold, then you'd get a bright laser all of the sudden...and then from there you may be able to raise the power a little....
you best bet is to do what bhank said.
have an on/off switch.
and then have an adjustable pot with a min./max. range that you can adjust which would be on the driver.
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That happened with my WL core. Would this be related to the diode or the driver?
 
diachi

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Moptsp said:
That happened with my WL core. Would this be related to the diode or the driver?
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Could be: Batteries, Crystals, temperature, diode, driver and maybe some other factors.
 
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