Nprlaser
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So, earlier today, I started to play around with my "Big Grass Hopper" build, which uses the NDG700, and the window of the diode suddenly got dirty for no reason. Well, I thought it was dirty, and i wish i had a picture of it. So i did my normal cleaning procedure: I grabbed a couple of cotton swabs and some alcohol solution. When i tried cleaning the window, there was no avail. (this is where i really screwed up.) I forgot to take the batteries out of the unit, and when the cotton swab touched the window, i accidentally turned the laser on. Then the laser window was smoldered from smoke. Fortunately, it didn't kill the laser, but the window was damaged causing the laser to emit a disturbing beam. :thinking: thinking to myself, did i just mess up a $315 diode? I couldn't, that would not wrap around my mind that easily. I almost freaked out a little, when thinking that my laser will not output a nice beam anymore. :*( I spent a whole 30 minutes trying to clean the window hoping it would work again. And then suddenly the laser beam looked clean. But it looked unusually clean. Apparently the window disappeared/popped off the mount and now i have a de-windowed laser diode.
Will this affect the laser diode's life expectancy now that there is no window?
Will this affect the laser diode's life expectancy now that there is no window?