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hey
So i just built a jayrob pocket pal laser...it was working great for a couple of days but the rest of the body of the flashlight wouldnt screw into the head...well it would but a lot of the threads were showing so i took it apart to file down the reflector... so i disconnected the wires from the driver going to the laser diode to get the plastic piece off...so i took the plastic piece out and filed it down and resoldered the wires to the driver...put it all back together and then i turned it on and my diode was burnt out...
Any ideas why this happened? and i have another diode (same brand)sitting around can i just hook it up? or is the driver damaged?
Thanks
So i just built a jayrob pocket pal laser...it was working great for a couple of days but the rest of the body of the flashlight wouldnt screw into the head...well it would but a lot of the threads were showing so i took it apart to file down the reflector... so i disconnected the wires from the driver going to the laser diode to get the plastic piece off...so i took the plastic piece out and filed it down and resoldered the wires to the driver...put it all back together and then i turned it on and my diode was burnt out...
Any ideas why this happened? and i have another diode (same brand)sitting around can i just hook it up? or is the driver damaged?
Thanks