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RIP 52000 Hours: April 15, 2010 - March 28, 2016
Three years and a month ago, I hooked up a Sure Electronics 5mW red laser module up to a 4.5V wall wart power supply to do a longevity test.
Link to module: 5mW 650nm Red Laser Module Metal Body (DC-LP001)_Laser Pens and Pointers_LED Components_Display and Lightings_Sure Electronics' Webstore
The module has been running nearly continuously for 27000 hours now. The only times that it has been turned off was during power outages.
Pretty cool to see first hand how long these things can last!
EDIT: This laser is still running as of May 2014! That's over four years!
EDIT 2: Still going 5 years later!!
As of March 28, 2016, this experiment has come to an end. I woke up that morning and no longer saw that familiar red glow on the wall.
The transformer still works and the diode is outputting a tiny bit of red light. This was a cool experiment!
April 15, 2010 - March 28, 2016. 52000 hours
Three years and a month ago, I hooked up a Sure Electronics 5mW red laser module up to a 4.5V wall wart power supply to do a longevity test.
Link to module: 5mW 650nm Red Laser Module Metal Body (DC-LP001)_Laser Pens and Pointers_LED Components_Display and Lightings_Sure Electronics' Webstore
The module has been running nearly continuously for 27000 hours now. The only times that it has been turned off was during power outages.
Pretty cool to see first hand how long these things can last!
EDIT: This laser is still running as of May 2014! That's over four years!
EDIT 2: Still going 5 years later!!
As of March 28, 2016, this experiment has come to an end. I woke up that morning and no longer saw that familiar red glow on the wall.
The transformer still works and the diode is outputting a tiny bit of red light. This was a cool experiment! April 15, 2010 - March 28, 2016. 52000 hours
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