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Hey everybody!
I'm thinking of starting to build my own lasers, so I have a few questions.
Let's say I start with a diode I see online.
Is the power (mW) of the diode generally given?
How do I know what kind of driver to get, and how many milliamps it needs?
Where do I get lenses? Do they come with the module?
Now I have my diode in a module, connected to a driver, a lens, and a host.
Am I missing anything?
How do I know how many Volts I need to power this thing?
Once I know the Voltage, what battery is best?
I know this is a lot of questions, so thank you very much in advance people!
Happy New Year!:bday:
I'm thinking of starting to build my own lasers, so I have a few questions.
Let's say I start with a diode I see online.
Is the power (mW) of the diode generally given?
How do I know what kind of driver to get, and how many milliamps it needs?
Where do I get lenses? Do they come with the module?
Now I have my diode in a module, connected to a driver, a lens, and a host.
Am I missing anything?
How do I know how many Volts I need to power this thing?
Once I know the Voltage, what battery is best?
I know this is a lot of questions, so thank you very much in advance people!
Happy New Year!:bday: