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So, before I start playing with my M140 diode ($71), any tips on not destroying it? I got it from DTR in the copper module with glass lens, will drive it with the 1.25A Survival Laser Driver and a 5V power supply, and mount it to an aluminum back plate in an aluminum finned heat sink with a 12mm fan. I work with small electronics a lot so I'm fully aware of ESD, but could probably stand to be a little more cautious. I wish these things came with a built in duty cycle timer for dummies like me. Thanks in advance for any advice.
P.S. - Is this the right place for posts like this? I'm new here.
- $8-Broken the leads off of a 150mW, 405nm diode (diode is probably still good if I can rig some leads back on it somehow)
- $16-Burnt up a 150mW, 405nm diode or AixiZ driver board for 650nm and up diodes driver board (It lights up, but has a sort of halo output and no burning power. Came pre-pressed into AxiZ module. Worked great for a while.)
- $21-Burnt up a 250mW red laser/driver package, either by trying to power it with 2 CR123 batteries instead of 3 AAs or by running it too long. (I had it in a Survival Laser Heat Sink and for a while it would come on bright, then dim, but now it comes on dim.)
So, before I start playing with my M140 diode ($71), any tips on not destroying it? I got it from DTR in the copper module with glass lens, will drive it with the 1.25A Survival Laser Driver and a 5V power supply, and mount it to an aluminum back plate in an aluminum finned heat sink with a 12mm fan. I work with small electronics a lot so I'm fully aware of ESD, but could probably stand to be a little more cautious. I wish these things came with a built in duty cycle timer for dummies like me. Thanks in advance for any advice.
P.S. - Is this the right place for posts like this? I'm new here.
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