Red laser diode roundup

jayrob said:

The two Sony's are both in blue. The dotted blue Sony, is no longer being sold by Stonetek.org

The JL-54 is the one that Senkat stocks and sells now. You will want to set it between 250mA's and 300mA's. (heatsinked)
Jay

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Have you had one die at 300mA yet?
If so, for how long was it running?

You might ask that question (as a new thread) in the red lasers section. Others might be able to chime in.

I have not personally had one die at that power, but I'm not a heavy user. I wouldn't be able to tell you how many minutes of estimated time I had on the last one I had at that power. (which I sold) But it wasn't much time on it. Less than 15 minutes...

The thing is, we have a graph of the diode here, so we have a point of reference. Also, the diodes are not expensive. So with that in mind, it's good for experimenting! TEC, better heatsinking, etc...
Jay

jayrob said:

You might ask that question in the red lasers section. Others might be able to chime in.

I have not personally had one die at that power, but I'm not a heavy user. I wouldn't be able to tell you how many minutes of estimated time I had on the last one I had at that power. (which I sold) But it wasn't much time on it. Less than 15 minutes...

The thing is, we have a graph of the diode here, so we have a point of reference. Also, the diodes are not expensive. So with that in mind, it's good for experimenting! TEC, better heatsinking, etc...
Jay

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Lol, this IS the red laser section :

(As a new thread)

jayrob said:

(As a new thread)

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