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This is why you're the man, Dave. Aren't you a professor in real life? It seems like I read that somewhere. Either way, you have a skilled teaching ability. Your posts are often enlightening.
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Flexdrive problem
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Seriously? Then I'll stop thread-jacking.
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Seriously.
My degrees and job have absolutely nothing to do with lasers, photonics, electronics, or physics.
I talk and make others talk, for a living
I make pretty lights for fun
Peace,
dave
My degrees and job have absolutely nothing to do with lasers, photonics, electronics, or physics.
I talk and make others talk, for a living
I make pretty lights for fun
Peace,
dave
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I can dig it, man. My background is in photography and botany. And, now I work on vacuum cleaners.
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So, Jake...have you chosen a replacement driver?
haha, I just ordered another flexdrive. I'll try it again. If I fail, ill just sell everything and dedicate to my freelancing. My friend made me a heatsink for the driver that fits the flashlight. So I want to try again. I've been wanting to make one for years... :yabbem:
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Jake you should get some flux as I can tell by your solder joints that you are not using any>
I have it available on the shelf and ready to go, it will help you make 100% better solder joints and a little practice
on some copper wire will help you also get some old phone wire or any copper wire and do a little practice before
soldering on a driver or expensive laser diode
You can even get some old electronic device and open it up and take out the circuit board and practice on it
Good luck...
I have it available on the shelf and ready to go, it will help you make 100% better solder joints and a little practice
on some copper wire will help you also get some old phone wire or any copper wire and do a little practice before
soldering on a driver or expensive laser diode
You can even get some old electronic device and open it up and take out the circuit board and practice on it
Good luck...
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I just wish I had realized the limitations of this driver @ higher voltages. I needed something @ 1.6A, but cannot get any more than 700mA out of it.
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I killed my first two flexdrives, and never managed to make one work. got two microboosts in my possession now so hopefully I am done with the killing of drivers....got a much better Iron now though and that helps a TON!!!!
I watched a video of a guy do it on youtube and he literally tapped it once and it bridged the two resistors... hmph, easy enough I said. I'll just take it very cautious this next time.
This is the one Setting a Flex Drive using a Test Load and Multimeter. - YouTube
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Can one use the Micro Boost in parallel to drive at higher currents?
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Flux is magic, apparently. Never owned any but I may need to order some from Flaminpyro soon.
