Greetings fellow laser enthusiasts!
An old Leadlight 105 of mine has recently gone to laser heaven in the form of a dying 808 nm pump diode. As far as I can tell nothing else is wrong with it and so I want to tap into the existing crystals and brass module by replacing the diode and circuitry. What I am wondering (and have searched the forums with no success) is what was the optical power rating on the original pump diode?
The diode looks like a 3.6 mm can which if I am not mistaken I will be able to replace with a spare 808 nm diode out of a Blu-Ray burner I have. I will probably replace the driver for it as well.
I found mention of someone actually replacing the original diode with a stronger one (on the order of 500 mW) but could not locate details on it.
Is there anyone that can point me in the right direction to pursue this idea?
I am missing usage of the modded 105. It has been a sweet little piece of work for some time now.
Thanks!
-Scott
An old Leadlight 105 of mine has recently gone to laser heaven in the form of a dying 808 nm pump diode. As far as I can tell nothing else is wrong with it and so I want to tap into the existing crystals and brass module by replacing the diode and circuitry. What I am wondering (and have searched the forums with no success) is what was the optical power rating on the original pump diode?
The diode looks like a 3.6 mm can which if I am not mistaken I will be able to replace with a spare 808 nm diode out of a Blu-Ray burner I have. I will probably replace the driver for it as well.
I found mention of someone actually replacing the original diode with a stronger one (on the order of 500 mW) but could not locate details on it.
Is there anyone that can point me in the right direction to pursue this idea?
I am missing usage of the modded 105. It has been a sweet little piece of work for some time now.
Thanks!
-Scott