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Giannis_TDM
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Open Source boost driver and buck driver
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Giannis_TDM
Giannis_TDM
ArcticDude
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Guide: Where to buy 18650 & 26650 Li-Ion batteries
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Thorsteenster
Thorsteenster
Hiemal
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How laser diode drivers work; An Explanatory Thread
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Andratos95
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Trevor
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Driver Specifications Compendium
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57
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LaserMicroscope
LaserMicroscope
drlava
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How healthy are your batteries? (How to measure internal resistance)
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120
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hakzaw1
hakzaw1
JayC
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What battery does my laser need?
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18
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lasersbee
lasersbee
Giannis_TDM
New exciting drivers coming soon!
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24
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Giannis_TDM
Giannis_TDM
loreadarkshade
New JLasers JLB5A 4.2v Boost Driver 2-5 A (15mm, 17mm, 20mm, 22mm)
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9
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825
Darktron
Darktron
loreadarkshade
New JLasers 11mm JLB4855 4.2v boost driver
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0
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195
loreadarkshade
loreadarkshade
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Question about this driver
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15
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Borislav@87
Borislav@87
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Why are Microcontrollers used with laser diode drivers?
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1
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454
paul1598419
paul1598419
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IR vs Blue/Green Laserdiode-drivers?
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3
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481
RedCowboy
RedCowboy
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850nm laser diode power supply
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3
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1K
Mannitu78
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poseidon05
Problem with positive case pin and negative host
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14
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693
Lifetime17
Lifetime17
Lifetime17
What happened to all the Astral drivers ?
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1
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272
Shmackitup
Shmackitup
lostbeam488
How to drive 60W laser array, and make dummy load.
2
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17
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RedCowboy
RedCowboy
Giannis_TDM
Fully open source drivers! Both buck and boost!
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8
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Giannis_TDM
Giannis_TDM
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Wattmeter for adjusting a Driver?
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1
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544
RedCowboy
RedCowboy
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How to make a simple PWM/TTL laser driver circuit for making grey scale engravings/markings?
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1
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457
RedCowboy
RedCowboy
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450nm NUBM44/47 Test Load Question
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0
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778
Firez
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Drop voltage too hight
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5
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994
RedCowboy
RedCowboy
Philipnzw
Super tiny boost driver for greens.
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13
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Shmackitup
Shmackitup
Giannis_TDM
Flash sale: 4A 10mm x 15mm buck driver!
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527
Giannis_TDM
Giannis_TDM
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Now I can do 30 volts at 30 amps
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793
Anthony Volkman
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Marco Botha
What does a laser diode need
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1
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1K
Alessandros
Alessandros
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Laser diode driver
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4
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752
Darktron
Darktron
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Lipo battery for running an NUBM37
2
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21
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RedCowboy
RedCowboy
lostbeam488
Driver for an RGB laser, optlasers schematics?
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4
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749
paul1598419
paul1598419
Giannis_TDM
Flash driver sale, 4A buck, 800mA boost
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0
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530
Giannis_TDM
Giannis_TDM
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Fast laser switching causing damage to diode?
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4
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750
atomd
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Driver for NUBM31 and for similar MDP chips sold on ebay/ali
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27
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additude
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Setting up first SXD Super X-Drive to NUBM44
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additude
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easiest route to analogue control of ttl rgb laser.
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3
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659
paul1598419
paul1598419
wolfram
X-drive sxd V3 resister bridging
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5
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984
wolfram
wolfram
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Driver question. Exceed Vf if using PWM control?
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594
Arcygenical
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Help: TTL for laser control
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RedCowboy
RedCowboy
Alien Laser
Driver to Power 23 diodes
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6
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Alien Laser
Alien Laser
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Setting a Driver Current with the Laser Diode Connected
2
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16
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WizardG
WizardG
Borislav@87
Is there a driver for this 8W 808nm laser diode?
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1
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811
RedCowboy
RedCowboy
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Source for Blackbuck 8M driver?
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15
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smana
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Best driver for Sharp 488nm GH04850B2G
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11
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RedCowboy
RedCowboy
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Best Soldering Practices for Drivers
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4
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754
smana
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Alien Laser
Need Help Identifying Driver's
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2
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637
Alien Laser
Alien Laser
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ACS4500BU driver Vin = 6V-14V; will this act as a low voltage battery protector for 2 batteries in series?
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4
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842
smana
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Thorsteenster
Battery long term storage levels
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7
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927
Thorsteenster
Thorsteenster
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Any good sources of 12mm boost (aaa host) pill drivers that can do 1-2a.
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5
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Giannis_TDM
Giannis_TDM
loreadarkshade
3.7v Boost Laser Driver Circuit - 1.2A (445nm 450nm 520nm)
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3
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2K
Unown (WILD)
Unown (WILD)
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Test load tips but not laser related
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10
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786
pados1002_Alex_13
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Replacement battery questions.
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20
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Unown (WILD)
Unown (WILD)
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Yet another noob question about batteries and chargers
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2
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583
burnedup69
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Sumfinclever
Trying to identify these tiny drivers.
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2
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Sumfinclever
Sumfinclever
Bbe
Looking for brave laserists to test the boost driver
2
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25
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Unown (WILD)
Unown (WILD)
KRNAZNBOY
Basic Electronics Questions. AMC7135
2 3
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thanhtung
thanhtung
Giannis_TDM
Small video on my channel about the open source drivers of mine, updated files with readmes and fabrication gerbers
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0
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976
Giannis_TDM
Giannis_TDM
icecruncher
The ABSOLUTE Cheapest Proper Diode driver
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Mannitu78
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Integrate DMX board to a microcontroller
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779
wouterjesse
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loreadarkshade
488-505nm Boost Driver
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loreadarkshade
loreadarkshade
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searching driver for IR diode
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nartrof
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What driver can I use to supply 3A?
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15
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Giannis_TDM
Giannis_TDM
Andrew124C41
Ebay Driver
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Borislav@87
Borislav@87
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Best driver to run 3A - 5A for blue diodes
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Borislav@87
Borislav@87
Giannis_TDM
Ugh anybody need a driver? seems like hardly anyone is doing builds nowadays...
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icecruncher
icecruncher
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Single or double batteries for my Sanwu Challenger II 520nm 1W laser pointer?
2 3
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Unown (WILD)
Unown (WILD)
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My problems were batteries! Solved! I hope.
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icecruncher
icecruncher
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How to make a Driver laser?
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icecruncher
icecruncher
Giannis_TDM
New drivers coming!
2
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Unown (WILD)
Unown (WILD)
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I can’t get my first laser to work :/
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Pewpewpew- - -
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Gadget
SXD question....
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Lifetime17
Lifetime17
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How to connect HeNe laser DC supply with three input wires--red, black and purple/violet?
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whatthephoton
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julianthedragon
Leaving out Lithium Ion Batteries
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Unown (WILD)
Unown (WILD)
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any difference between a "Laser diode driver" and a regular "step-down/buck"?
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paul1598419
paul1598419
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16340 practical batteries and charger
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Unown (WILD)
Unown (WILD)
Giannis_TDM
How does my Buck hold up to a X-drive V6?
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1K
Giannis_TDM
Giannis_TDM
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mAh of 18350 for sanwu 304 445nm 1.6w laser
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2
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955
DielectricLaser
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Mathewe
Diode Driver and power supply Tuning
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2
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954
paul1598419
paul1598419
Mathewe
Linear vs Switching Power Supplies
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Mathewe
Mathewe
wolfram
are aliexpress drivers any good?
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1
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2K
nmbusa
nmbusa
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Single multi-color 3mm or 5mm LED battery status indicator?
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6
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cncyana
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Batteries for max power?
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2
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936
Sowee7
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numsi
16340 VS 18650 battery
2
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18
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Tullsi Broadway
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Help me build a laser
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Kell0ggs
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question about safety power disconnect feature at tailcap of host
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596
cncyana
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Q
What are ACC Boost drivers?
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649
Quiggers
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Independent Soft-Start module to be used in conjunction with a driver?
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639
cncyana
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BlackBuck 8M PWM Control
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cncyana
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Giannis_TDM
Gdrive Sales,Disccussion and feedback thread!
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Giannis_TDM
Giannis_TDM
Giannis_TDM
Driver testing and comparision video posted by zenodilodon!
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Giannis_TDM
Giannis_TDM
nmbusa
Super X-Drive(SXD-V3) repair
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14
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3K
Andrew124C41
Andrew124C41
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Help with a driver I designed...
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5
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farbe2
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Giannis_TDM
I will stop selling drivers but there is something more to that...
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14
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Unown (WILD)
Unown (WILD)
PPM Pen Pointer Maker
introduce my commercial driver - MFX micro pen driver
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Giannis_TDM
Giannis_TDM
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Laser driver and low current switch
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642
pados1002_Alex_13
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Multiple Output Boost Driver Design Help. "VLD v1"
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Giannis_TDM
Giannis_TDM
Pixeljoch
Boost Driver Adventure 2: Battle
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4
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Giannis_TDM
Giannis_TDM
BrilliantLasers
Powering Driver With Very High Amp Battery..
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8
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FireMyLaser
FireMyLaser
Andrew124C41
Driver For Sharp 405
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11
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1K
Andrew124C41
Andrew124C41
RA_pierce
Laser diodes in series or parallel?
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6
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RA_pierce
RA_pierce
Andrew124C41
SXD Driver Advice
2 3
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33
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icecruncher
icecruncher
fermintm
Driver for 488 Diode
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4
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990
Mattronium
Mattronium
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How common are HeNe laser power supply explosions?
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2
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657
Anthony P
Anthony P
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Newbie not getting full amps from driver with test load - SOLVED
2
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22
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MMcCubbing
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Q
26650 or 18650 configuration
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6
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881
Encap
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Battery advice needed please
2
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17
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2K
CurtisOliver
CurtisOliver
Andrew124C41
Bucking Supply Problem
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2
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741
Andrew124C41
Andrew124C41
Justbooog
Batteries
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10
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1K
Lifetime17
Lifetime17
Justbooog
Batteries
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0
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682
Justbooog
Justbooog
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