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How laser diode drivers work; An Explanatory Thread
Hiemal
Feb 12, 2012
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May 9, 2022
Andratos95
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Open Source boost driver:
Giannis_TDM
Apr 21, 2022
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475
Apr 30, 2022
icecruncher
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Guide: Where to buy 18650 & 26650 Li-Ion batteries
ArcticDude
Sep 11, 2018
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Apr 28, 2022
IWLSR5
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Driver Specifications Compendium
Trevor
Dec 10, 2012
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Nov 16, 2020
LaserMicroscope
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How healthy are your batteries? (How to measure internal resistance)
drlava
Nov 6, 2010
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Aug 10, 2020
hakzaw1
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What battery does my laser need?
JayC
Nov 15, 2013
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May 8, 2017
lasersbee
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What driver can I use to supply 3A?
Andratos95
May 7, 2022
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15
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484
May 10, 2022
Giannis_TDM
The ABSOLUTE Cheapest Proper Diode driver
icecruncher
Sep 14, 2020
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3K
Apr 16, 2022
k4wers
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Ebay Driver
Andrew124C41
Apr 15, 2021
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Apr 4, 2022
Borislav@87
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Best driver to run 3A - 5A for blue diodes
cncyana
Aug 23, 2021
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Mar 25, 2022
Borislav@87
Ugh anybody need a driver? seems like hardly anyone is doing builds nowadays...
Giannis_TDM
Mar 14, 2022
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Mar 19, 2022
icecruncher
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Single or double batteries for my Sanwu Challenger II 520nm 1W laser pointer?
bondic
May 19, 2018
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Mar 17, 2022
Unown (WILD)
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My problems were batteries! Solved! I hope.
jimk75
Mar 14, 2022
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306
Mar 16, 2022
icecruncher
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How to make a Driver laser?
Death Ray
Feb 17, 2022
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558
Feb 19, 2022
icecruncher
New drivers coming!
Giannis_TDM
Jan 27, 2022
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Feb 15, 2022
Unown (WILD)
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I can’t get my first laser to work :/
Pewpewpew- - -
Jan 17, 2022
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Jan 19, 2022
Pewpewpew- - -
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SXD question....
Gadget
Jan 16, 2022
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525
Jan 17, 2022
Lifetime17
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How to connect HeNe laser DC supply with three input wires--red, black and purple/violet?
whatthephoton
Nov 27, 2021
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Jan 14, 2022
whatthephoton
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Leaving out Lithium Ion Batteries
julianthedragon
Jan 9, 2022
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Jan 10, 2022
Unown (WILD)
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any difference between a "Laser diode driver" and a regular "step-down/buck"?
Mannitu78
Dec 12, 2021
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Dec 20, 2021
paul1598419
How to drive 60W laser array, and make dummy load.
"5mW"burningebaylaser
Dec 9, 2021
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461
Dec 10, 2021
RedCowboy
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16340 practical batteries and charger
kturden
Dec 5, 2021
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Dec 5, 2021
Unown (WILD)
How does my Buck hold up to a X-drive V6?
Giannis_TDM
Nov 21, 2021
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472
Nov 21, 2021
Giannis_TDM
3.7v Boost Laser Driver Circuit - 1.2A (445nm 450nm 520nm)
loreadarkshade
Nov 19, 2021
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Nov 21, 2021
Giannis_TDM
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mAh of 18350 for sanwu 304 445nm 1.6w laser
DielectricLaser
Nov 18, 2021
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457
Nov 18, 2021
DielectricLaser
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Diode Driver and power supply Tuning
Mathewe
Nov 9, 2021
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445
Nov 9, 2021
paul1598419
Linear vs Switching Power Supplies
Mathewe
Nov 3, 2021
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502
Nov 5, 2021
Mathewe
are aliexpress drivers any good?
wolfram
Sep 26, 2021
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Sep 26, 2021
nmbusa
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Single multi-color 3mm or 5mm LED battery status indicator?
cncyana
Sep 1, 2021
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674
Sep 21, 2021
cncyana
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Batteries for max power?
Tullsi Broadway
Sep 17, 2021
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512
Sep 19, 2021
Sowee7
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16340 VS 18650 battery
numsi
Aug 19, 2011
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34K
Sep 17, 2021
Tullsi Broadway
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Help me build a laser
Kell0ggs
Sep 14, 2021
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765
Sep 15, 2021
Kell0ggs
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question about safety power disconnect feature at tailcap of host
cncyana
Sep 12, 2021
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299
Sep 12, 2021
cncyana
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What are ACC Boost drivers?
Quiggers
Sep 8, 2021
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329
Sep 8, 2021
Quiggers
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Independent Soft-Start module to be used in conjunction with a driver?
cncyana
Sep 7, 2021
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301
Sep 8, 2021
cncyana
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BlackBuck 8M PWM Control
DeathStarLaserGuy20
Jan 14, 2020
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Sep 3, 2021
cncyana
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Gdrive Sales,Disccussion and feedback thread!
Giannis_TDM
Feb 21, 2021
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2K
Aug 27, 2021
Giannis_TDM
Driver testing and comparision video posted by zenodilodon!
Giannis_TDM
Aug 4, 2021
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Aug 4, 2021
Giannis_TDM
Super X-Drive(SXD-V3) repair
nmbusa
Jun 14, 2021
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14
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2K
Jul 17, 2021
Andrew124C41
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Help with a driver I designed...
SAR_mango
Jun 28, 2021
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929
Jul 14, 2021
farbe2
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Question about this driver
pados1002_Alex_13
Jun 30, 2021
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736
Jul 1, 2021
Shmackitup
I will stop selling drivers but there is something more to that...
Giannis_TDM
Jun 14, 2021
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14
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1K
Jun 23, 2021
Unown (WILD)
introduce my commercial driver - MFX micro pen driver
PPM Pen Pointer Maker
Jun 13, 2021
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617
Jun 14, 2021
Giannis_TDM
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Laser driver and low current switch
pados1002_Alex_13
May 27, 2021
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355
May 27, 2021
pados1002_Alex_13
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Multiple Output Boost Driver Design Help. "VLD v1"
ki4mor
May 17, 2021
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601
May 18, 2021
Giannis_TDM
Boost Driver Adventure 2: Battle
Pixeljoch
May 10, 2021
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652
May 16, 2021
Giannis_TDM
Powering Driver With Very High Amp Battery..
BrilliantLasers
May 1, 2021
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8
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602
May 2, 2021
FireMyLaser
Driver For Sharp 405
Andrew124C41
Apr 26, 2021
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548
Apr 28, 2021
Andrew124C41
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Driver for NUBM31 and for similar MDP chips sold on ebay/ali
Light superglue
Feb 6, 2021
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Apr 25, 2021
Light superglue
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Laser diodes in series or parallel?
RA_pierce
Apr 9, 2021
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1K
Apr 10, 2021
RA_pierce
SXD Driver Advice
Andrew124C41
Apr 3, 2021
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1K
Apr 10, 2021
icecruncher
Driver for 488 Diode
fermintm
Apr 7, 2021
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511
Apr 8, 2021
Mattronium
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How common are HeNe laser power supply explosions?
Ben321
Apr 7, 2021
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335
Apr 7, 2021
Anthony P
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Newbie not getting full amps from driver with test load - SOLVED
MMcCubbing
Jan 16, 2021
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Apr 6, 2021
MMcCubbing
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26650 or 18650 configuration
QiQi
Apr 2, 2021
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463
Apr 2, 2021
Encap
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Battery advice needed please
daisystar
Mar 26, 2021
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968
Mar 26, 2021
CurtisOliver
Bucking Supply Problem
Andrew124C41
Mar 19, 2021
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362
Mar 21, 2021
Andrew124C41
Batteries
Justbooog
Sep 4, 2020
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10
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813
Mar 19, 2021
Lifetime17
Batteries
Justbooog
Mar 16, 2021
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344
Mar 16, 2021
Justbooog
Looking for brave laserists to test the boost driver
Bbe
Feb 15, 2021
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2K
Mar 5, 2021
Bbe
New laser drivers designed by me.
Giannis_TDM
Sep 17, 2020
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4K
Feb 15, 2021
Giannis_TDM
DTRs Driver Question.
snakeyes
Feb 14, 2021
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705
Feb 15, 2021
snakeyes
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Best 18650 batteries?
trephanation
Feb 13, 2021
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485
Feb 14, 2021
trephanation
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16340 fell in food
_xXx_MLG_PiNgU_69420_xXx_
Feb 7, 2021
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756
Feb 12, 2021
Richie89
Question on Lazeerer nano buck/boost
Shotgundrums
Jan 26, 2021
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763
Feb 9, 2021
Giannis_TDM
The smallest boost drivers that I have ever seen! 5mm x 5.3mm
Giannis_TDM
Jan 12, 2021
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1K
Feb 8, 2021
Giannis_TDM
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Beginner needs help with laser driver replacement
Johnny_3d
Feb 2, 2021
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Feb 2, 2021
Johnny_3d
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another high power dummy-load
nmbusa
Jan 30, 2021
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503
Jan 31, 2021
nmbusa
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Test load and laser driver
mungbeans
Jan 27, 2021
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507
Jan 27, 2021
mungbeans
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How much of an upgrade is a quality 16340?
_xXx_MLG_PiNgU_69420_xXx_
Sep 23, 2020
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Jan 20, 2021
_xXx_MLG_PiNgU_69420_xXx_
BlackBuck 8M with 3.3v TTL signal
arkypita
Dec 6, 2020
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1K
Jan 18, 2021
94Z28
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Possible alternative driver for Neje 30W module?
solobeam
Oct 3, 2020
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3K
Jan 16, 2021
94Z28
New drivers by me testing and suggestions thread.
Giannis_TDM
Nov 30, 2020
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Jan 6, 2021
Giannis_TDM
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Does my LM317 driver need a test load?
byerlyfactor
Dec 15, 2020
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Dec 19, 2020
Alaskan
DC-DC Buck Converter Design for 5V 5A laser control.
dunkelheit_phoenix_2008
Dec 8, 2020
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3K
Dec 10, 2020
Cyparagon
Looking for a Recommendation on Quality High Discharge 10440 Batteries
Benjamax
Dec 1, 2020
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660
Dec 10, 2020
Lifetime17
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Please Help with my Dummy Load design (SOLVED. Pics and write-up!)
nabzim
Nov 28, 2020
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7
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1K
Dec 4, 2020
nabzim
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18350
Bubble-Man
Nov 26, 2020
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890
Nov 27, 2020
gazer101
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Need help finding/designing a constant current driver for PLT3 520D by OSRAM
solidstatefella
Nov 11, 2020
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1K
Nov 16, 2020
LaserMicroscope
Bench power supply and laser diodes..
Enchilada
Dec 22, 2016
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40
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11K
Nov 15, 2020
Cyparagon
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some basic questions on drivers
Mannitu78
Nov 5, 2020
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606
Nov 9, 2020
Cyparagon
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how to limit driver voltage
cncyana
Nov 3, 2020
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622
Nov 5, 2020
Cyparagon
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General driver heatsinking tips (driver attached to host body or diode heatsink) ?
cncyana
Oct 15, 2020
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9
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1K
Oct 30, 2020
hakzaw1
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Can’t run my DTR driver when the battery is in the case
cosmonaut
Oct 20, 2020
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4
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717
Oct 24, 2020
Lifetime17
**HELP** How to know which driver is mine?
Roger Andrade
Oct 12, 2020
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6
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754
Oct 15, 2020
Giannis_TDM
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Can Maglite 2D side clicky switch handle up to 4.5 Amps at 8V DC?
cncyana
Oct 14, 2020
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389
Oct 14, 2020
cncyana
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HELP - Building / Reviving a new laser.
Roger Andrade
Oct 6, 2020
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474
Oct 6, 2020
Roger Andrade
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Thoughts on this setup?
hpfiend
Sep 23, 2020
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413
Sep 23, 2020
RedCowboy
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Has Anybody Seen or Used this Driver Before?
gazer101
Sep 9, 2020
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598
Sep 9, 2020
gazer101
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Alternative laser driver
Jeremytheimer
Sep 6, 2020
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558
Sep 6, 2020
RedCowboy
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Best driver for Sharp 488nm GH04850B2G
CryptV2
Sep 1, 2020
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7
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1K
Sep 6, 2020
Shmackitup
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Powering a Sanwu 650nm 250mW laser
seb2010
Sep 3, 2020
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570
Sep 4, 2020
seb2010
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How to use 50mA+ driver with <40mA laser
Cheater
Aug 26, 2020
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989
Aug 31, 2020
Buffo
Sanwu 18350 batteries
_xXx_MLG_PiNgU_69420_xXx_
Aug 30, 2020
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Aug 30, 2020
_xXx_MLG_PiNgU_69420_xXx_
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LED DC boost circuit
Johnny147
Aug 20, 2020
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Aug 28, 2020
Johnny147
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More help with finding a driver
wicked1
Aug 12, 2020
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647
Aug 12, 2020
RedCowboy
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Advice on making driver for Nubm08 diode.
Zerdall
Aug 7, 2020
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980
Aug 8, 2020
RedCowboy
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Help with finding a driver
SuckPit
Jul 30, 2020
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983
Aug 2, 2020
SuckPit
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Help! diode driver not working.
Jeremytheimer
Aug 1, 2020
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1K
Aug 2, 2020
Cyparagon
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Recommendation on driver to use for TTL with BDR-209
zakelectric
Jul 20, 2020
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716
Jul 21, 2020
zakelectric
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Blackbuck 6. 6 amp led or laser diode driver
ABarnett
Feb 16, 2016
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Jul 15, 2020
RedCowboy
Appears all of the BlackBuck 8M Drivers are sold, anyone know where to find more?
Alaskan
Jul 11, 2020
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12
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957
Jul 14, 2020
Giannis_TDM
how do you use a multimeter to test laser driver amperage output?
skijohn
Jul 13, 2020
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Jul 13, 2020
Lifetime17
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100 microsecond pulse with green laser 303 pointer
Canozcan
Jun 29, 2020
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Jul 2, 2020
Alaskan
Super tiny boost driver for greens.
Philipnzw
Jun 22, 2020
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892
Jun 22, 2020
Philipnzw
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nubm44 driver that can be modulated with audio signal
gattis
Jun 7, 2020
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Jun 22, 2020
neodavid
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