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Need help figuring out this module

Treize

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Hi guys, I just bought this green laser for a project and it comes with the module and the driver board already soldered. I can't figure out how to connect it to the battery to make it work though. I would appreciate any tips on how to get this work. My intention is to basically solder two wires to the negative and positive and hook it up to a source.



Here's a picture of it:
http://img803.imageshack.us/img803/8907/img0168tx.jpg
 





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The spring on the end of the module is your ground, that will go to the negative of your batteries. The module itself is the contact point for the positive 3 volts. Because soldering a wire to the side of the module is pretty impractical, you can use the pump diode's case pin which is soldered to the top of the driver board. I edited your original picture to show you what i mean.

On the reverse side of the driver, directly under where i have the positive labeled, there will be two more solder contacts connected the driver and module. DO NOT touch these! Those cantacts provide regulated current to the pump diode AFTER it has gone through the driver.

One last note, the spring can be removed by placing your soldering iron at its base where it meets the driver and melting the solder to free the spring. Then simply connect your ground wire where the spring was soldered on. It make is look much cleaner and is sturdier than soldering to the spring itself.
 

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Treize

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The spring on the end of the module is your ground, that will go to the negative of your batteries. The module itself is the contact point for the positive 3 volts. Because soldering a wire to the side of the module is pretty impractical, you can use the pump diode's case pin which is soldered to the top of the driver board. I edited your original picture to show you what i mean.

On the reverse side of the driver, directly under where i have the positive labeled, there will be two more solder contacts connected the driver and module. DO NOT touch these! Those cantacts provide regulated current to the pump diode AFTER it has gone through the driver.

One last note, the spring can be removed by placing your soldering iron at its base where it meets the driver and melting the solder to free the spring. Then simply connect your ground wire where the spring was soldered on. It make is look much cleaner and is sturdier than soldering to the spring itself.

That's what I was looking for, thank you very much! :)
 




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