Hey guys, well, i finally soldered my rkcstr driver together, harvested my diode, and soldered it on.
added a 9v battery to it, and...
nothing, not even a glow :/
im almost certain i fried the diode getting the little pcb off, i was being assisted by a science olympiad coach, and he kinda took a bit getting it off, which exposed the diode to a lot of heat. it was still in its heatsink, but i think we roasted it :/
he never worked with LDs before, hes a power supply designer and such for Rockwell. So i should have emphasized the fragility of the LD to heat...
i have one more diode, i hope to harvest that properly and solder it onto my driver i assembled.
blah, no fun :/
added a 9v battery to it, and...
nothing, not even a glow :/
im almost certain i fried the diode getting the little pcb off, i was being assisted by a science olympiad coach, and he kinda took a bit getting it off, which exposed the diode to a lot of heat. it was still in its heatsink, but i think we roasted it :/
he never worked with LDs before, hes a power supply designer and such for Rockwell. So i should have emphasized the fragility of the LD to heat...
i have one more diode, i hope to harvest that properly and solder it onto my driver i assembled.
blah, no fun :/