hello everybody!
I've tried to attach the images here but I don't think it's gonna work. I have mirrored this over at my blog (with pictures) at blog.tinyenormous.com
Here’s the deal; I bought and received a sony diode and axis module from stonetek. I built the driver in anticipation, however I'm nervous and I have a bunch of questions before I “just plug it in”
Here are a few questions:
1)what is the ideal input voltage for the driver board(when using this with a sony 16x diode)
1b)what is the ideal input voltage for the diode
2)I have heard i should set the Ma to between 160 and 250, with the lower settings being safer for diode life
3)My capacitor doesn’t look like anyone else’s How do I determine the correct polarity of it?
4)after testing the setup for a while, what is the proper procedure to discharge the capacitor?
attached is an overview of the breadboard
here is a closeup
here is a closeup of the capacitor
Thanks a lot guys! I’m really excited to have yet another geeky, expensive, hobby that’s difficult to explain to women!
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PS - I'm getting lots of conflicting info from all over; instructables, kipkay, and then (thank god) some sane fact based info here at laserpointerforums. My intention for building this laser is to attach it to my cnc router project and use it to etch / burn wood. Is that a viable possibility? I dont want to delude myself, but it seems like depending on who I ask this 16x will either cut through the moon, or barely blind a mouse. Does anyone care to venture a guess?
Thank you all for your discoveries, ingenuity, and resourcefulness that has brought us to this point!
I've tried to attach the images here but I don't think it's gonna work. I have mirrored this over at my blog (with pictures) at blog.tinyenormous.com
Here’s the deal; I bought and received a sony diode and axis module from stonetek. I built the driver in anticipation, however I'm nervous and I have a bunch of questions before I “just plug it in”
Here are a few questions:
1)what is the ideal input voltage for the driver board(when using this with a sony 16x diode)
1b)what is the ideal input voltage for the diode
2)I have heard i should set the Ma to between 160 and 250, with the lower settings being safer for diode life
3)My capacitor doesn’t look like anyone else’s How do I determine the correct polarity of it?
4)after testing the setup for a while, what is the proper procedure to discharge the capacitor?
attached is an overview of the breadboard
here is a closeup
here is a closeup of the capacitor
Thanks a lot guys! I’m really excited to have yet another geeky, expensive, hobby that’s difficult to explain to women!
-----edited to add ps-----
PS - I'm getting lots of conflicting info from all over; instructables, kipkay, and then (thank god) some sane fact based info here at laserpointerforums. My intention for building this laser is to attach it to my cnc router project and use it to etch / burn wood. Is that a viable possibility? I dont want to delude myself, but it seems like depending on who I ask this 16x will either cut through the moon, or barely blind a mouse. Does anyone care to venture a guess?
Thank you all for your discoveries, ingenuity, and resourcefulness that has brought us to this point!