Surprised by Dismantled Greenies - Comparison

• Jan 24, 2013

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I was quite free on today and suddenly got the urge to be a little bit adventurous. Hence, I did a little autopsy(dismantling) on my 2 Greenie.

Hopefully, seniors here may enlighten me and others about the difference of these two diode design.


1) <100mW

I noticed it was a plastic collimator and quite a big heat sink when compare with the other one on below.

2) 200mW

I noticed that was the crystal lens in the pic, small heat sink and the diode was ....huh ...kinda LED diode? Is it a 808nm diode?

Is this the standard diode that Chinese manufacturer use for cheap high power 532nm? ....or worse than that?

:thinking:

 

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• Jan 24, 2013

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Re: Surprised by 532nm Diode design - Comparison

A light-emitting-diode diode you say?

Might be a photodiode to help stabilize the power. Put something black in front of it and see if the power changes.

 

• Jan 25, 2013

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Re: Surprised by 532nm Diode design - Comparison

That LED is probably to light up the indicator above the switch.

 

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• Jan 25, 2013

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Re: Surprised by 532nm Diode design - Comparison

^ that's what I was thinking as well.

 

• Jan 25, 2013

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Re: Surprised by 532nm Diode design - Comparison

My bad, should have check it thoroughly. :yabbem:

Thanks.

Will cutting off that LED indicator can boost up some power for the laser diode? ...or it will short circuit?

 

• Jan 25, 2013

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Re: Surprised by 532nm Diode design - Comparison

Cutting off the LED power indicator might not have any effect. It only consumes around 20ma of power.

Btw, your title is wrong. There is no such thing as a 532nm diode...yet.

 

• Jan 25, 2013

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Re: Surprised by 532nm Diode design - Comparison

No 532nm diode but there is a 510-520nm diode.

 

• Jan 25, 2013

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Re: Surprised by 532nm Diode design - Comparison

LoL....

Is there anyway to edit the Title?

 

• Jan 25, 2013

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Re: Surprised by 532nm Diode design - Comparison

That LED is probably before the circuitry used to power the laser itself, and consumes a minor amount of power compared to the laser itself. Plus it's nice having an indicator light.

 

• Jan 25, 2013

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Re: Surprised by 532nm Diode design - Comparison

Bionic-Badger said:

That LED is probably before the circuitry used to power the laser itself, and consumes a minor amount of power compared to the laser itself. Plus it's nice having an indicator light.

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Thanks bro, a simple observation n explanation got it all iron out well. :beer::thanks::beer:

 

• Jan 26, 2013

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Re: Surprised by 532nm Diode design - Comparison

Bionic-Badger said:

That LED is probably to light up the indicator above the switch.

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Thought that would've been obvious... Great thread OP! It's really interesting opening stuff up and seeing how it's done...