Hi guys
i have a problem with my first built laser.
It's working, wich means its emitting light (red), the driver is the LM317, its current is at about 240mA (from 9V batt) , the aixiz housing is getting hot within some seconds but the beam itself does not heat up anything. It's taken from some old mo-drive (magnetic-optical) but i dont know anything about its purpose in current or power..
and its not really focusable (its a needle-top sized point depending on the focus of the lens from 2cm to 15cm - with enlarging the distance the beam cant be kept sharp) and the diode itself is / was a little bit deformed from taking it out of the drive. When i'd put it in the aixiz housing it seemed to be pressed to tormal shape..
can someone of you please help?
ty ;D
i have a problem with my first built laser.
It's working, wich means its emitting light (red), the driver is the LM317, its current is at about 240mA (from 9V batt) , the aixiz housing is getting hot within some seconds but the beam itself does not heat up anything. It's taken from some old mo-drive (magnetic-optical) but i dont know anything about its purpose in current or power..
and its not really focusable (its a needle-top sized point depending on the focus of the lens from 2cm to 15cm - with enlarging the distance the beam cant be kept sharp) and the diode itself is / was a little bit deformed from taking it out of the drive. When i'd put it in the aixiz housing it seemed to be pressed to tormal shape..
can someone of you please help?
ty ;D