I have a question about this laser driver: http://www.laserpointerforums.com/forums/YaBB.pl?num=1185701612
I am going to build this driver so that I can make my own burner laser into a torch host that I have.
I have read somewhere that you really need to connect a dummy load to this driver in order to test it.
Is this really nessesary?
I have a digital multimeter that reads, amongst other things, current. Wouldn't it be fine to just connect my meter to the output, then measure the current, whilst adjusting the pot, until I get the correct current needed for my laser diode?
Thank you.
I am going to build this driver so that I can make my own burner laser into a torch host that I have.
I have read somewhere that you really need to connect a dummy load to this driver in order to test it.
Is this really nessesary?
I have a digital multimeter that reads, amongst other things, current. Wouldn't it be fine to just connect my meter to the output, then measure the current, whilst adjusting the pot, until I get the correct current needed for my laser diode?
Thank you.