Okay, I built the LM317 based driver which I found on these forums.
I harvested my diode from a spare HP Burner and hooked it up to the
driver. The diode lit up very bright and I only ran it for about a
second or two since I don't have my module yet. Being a noob at this
I pushed it of course and tried another test. It lit up bright again but
then went very dim. It still lights up but is very dim when on. Did I blow
out my Diode or is it a problem with the driver? Any help would be appreciated.
Thanks
I harvested my diode from a spare HP Burner and hooked it up to the
driver. The diode lit up very bright and I only ran it for about a
second or two since I don't have my module yet. Being a noob at this
I pushed it of course and tried another test. It lit up bright again but
then went very dim. It still lights up but is very dim when on. Did I blow
out my Diode or is it a problem with the driver? Any help would be appreciated.
Thanks