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Drivers, Test-load, Power Supply, & Batteries

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ArcticDude
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Guide: Where to buy 18650 & 26650 Li-Ion batteries
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Light superglue
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Trevor
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Driver Specifications Compendium
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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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hakzaw1
hakzaw1
JayC
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What battery does my laser need?
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lasersbee
lasersbee
Hiemal
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How laser diode drivers work; An Explanatory Thread
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DalDames
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Batteries for max power?
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40
Tullsi Broadway
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numsi
16340 VS 18650 battery
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Tullsi Broadway
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Help me build a laser
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244
Kell0ggs
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question about safety power disconnect feature at tailcap of host
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134
cncyana
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Q
What are ACC Boost drivers?
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114
Quiggers
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Independent Soft-Start module to be used in conjunction with a driver?
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114
cncyana
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BlackBuck 8M PWM Control
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cncyana
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C
Single multi-color 3mm or 5mm LED battery status indicator?
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5
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214
kecked
kecked
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Best driver to run 3A - 5A for blue diodes
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18
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763
Giannis_TDM
Giannis_TDM
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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498
Giannis_TDM
Giannis_TDM
nmbusa
Super X-Drive(SXD-V3) repair
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14
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Andrew124C41
Andrew124C41
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Help with a driver I designed...
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576
farbe2
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Question about this driver
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424
Shmackitup
Shmackitup
icecruncher
The ABSOLUTE Cheapest Proper Diode driver
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11
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Drako
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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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698
Unown (WILD)
Unown (WILD)
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Single or double batteries for my Sanwu Challenger II 520nm 1W laser pointer?
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Lifetime17
Lifetime17
PPM Pen Pointer Maker
introduce my commercial driver - MFX micro pen driver
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418
Giannis_TDM
Giannis_TDM
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Laser driver and low current switch
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220
pados1002_Alex_13
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Multiple Output Boost Driver Design Help. "VLD v1"
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5
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449
Giannis_TDM
Giannis_TDM
Pixeljoch
Boost Driver Adventure 2: Battle
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4
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498
Giannis_TDM
Giannis_TDM
BrilliantLasers
Powering Driver With Very High Amp Battery..
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8
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457
FireMyLaser
FireMyLaser
Andrew124C41
Driver For Sharp 405
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399
Andrew124C41
Andrew124C41
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Driver for NUBM31 and for similar MDP chips sold on ebay/ali
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Light superglue
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Andrew124C41
Ebay Driver
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16
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933
Encap
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RA_pierce
Laser diodes in series or parallel?
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6
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520
RA_pierce
RA_pierce
Andrew124C41
SXD Driver Advice
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33
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icecruncher
icecruncher
fermintm
Driver for 488 Diode
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327
Mattronium
Mattronium
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How common are HeNe laser power supply explosions?
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208
Anthony P
Anthony P
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Newbie not getting full amps from driver with test load - SOLVED
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MMcCubbing
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Q
26650 or 18650 configuration
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306
Encap
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Battery advice needed please
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534
CurtisOliver
CurtisOliver
Andrew124C41
Bucking Supply Problem
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255
Andrew124C41
Andrew124C41
Justbooog
Batteries
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10
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618
Lifetime17
Lifetime17
Justbooog
Batteries
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240
Justbooog
Justbooog
Bbe
Looking for brave laserists to test the boost driver
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Bbe
Bbe
Giannis_TDM
New laser drivers designed by me.
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Giannis_TDM
Giannis_TDM
snakeyes
DTRs Driver Question.
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503
snakeyes
snakeyes
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Best 18650 batteries?
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324
trephanation
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_xXx_MLG_PiNgU_69420_xXx_
16340 fell in food
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11
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517
Richie89
Richie89
Shotgundrums
Question on Lazeerer nano buck/boost
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5
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528
Giannis_TDM
Giannis_TDM
Giannis_TDM
The smallest boost drivers that I have ever seen! 5mm x 5.3mm
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Giannis_TDM
Giannis_TDM
J
Beginner needs help with laser driver replacement
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12
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604
Johnny_3d
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nmbusa
another high power dummy-load
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nmbusa
nmbusa
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Test load and laser driver
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250
mungbeans
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How much of an upgrade is a quality 16340?
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arkypita
BlackBuck 8M with 3.3v TTL signal
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14
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876
94Z28
94Z28
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Possible alternative driver for Neje 30W module?
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12
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94Z28
94Z28
Giannis_TDM
New drivers by me testing and suggestions thread.
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Giannis_TDM
Giannis_TDM
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Does my LM317 driver need a test load?
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Alaskan
Alaskan
dunkelheit_phoenix_2008
DC-DC Buck Converter Design for 5V 5A laser control.
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Cyparagon
Cyparagon
Benjamax
Looking for a Recommendation on Quality High Discharge 10440 Batteries
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Lifetime17
Lifetime17
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Please Help with my Dummy Load design (SOLVED. Pics and write-up!)
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nabzim
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Bubble-Man
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gazer101
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Need help finding/designing a constant current driver for PLT3 520D by OSRAM
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LaserMicroscope
LaserMicroscope
Enchilada
Bench power supply and laser diodes..
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Cyparagon
Cyparagon
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some basic questions on drivers
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Cyparagon
Cyparagon
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how to limit driver voltage
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479
Cyparagon
Cyparagon
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General driver heatsinking tips (driver attached to host body or diode heatsink) ?
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hakzaw1
hakzaw1
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Can’t run my DTR driver when the battery is in the case
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574
Lifetime17
Lifetime17
Roger Andrade
**HELP** How to know which driver is mine?
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591
Giannis_TDM
Giannis_TDM
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Can Maglite 2D side clicky switch handle up to 4.5 Amps at 8V DC?
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285
cncyana
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Roger Andrade
HELP - Building / Reviving a new laser.
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372
Roger Andrade
Roger Andrade
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Thoughts on this setup?
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RedCowboy
RedCowboy
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Has Anybody Seen or Used this Driver Before?
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gazer101
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Alternative laser driver
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RedCowboy
RedCowboy
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Best driver for Sharp 488nm GH04850B2G
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744
Shmackitup
Shmackitup
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Powering a Sanwu 650nm 250mW laser
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seb2010
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How to use 50mA+ driver with <40mA laser
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Buffo
Buffo
_xXx_MLG_PiNgU_69420_xXx_
Sanwu 18350 batteries
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_xXx_MLG_PiNgU_69420_xXx_
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LED DC boost circuit
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Johnny147
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More help with finding a driver
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RedCowboy
RedCowboy
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Advice on making driver for Nubm08 diode.
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737
RedCowboy
RedCowboy
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Help with finding a driver
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SuckPit
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Help! diode driver not working.
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665
Cyparagon
Cyparagon
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Recommendation on driver to use for TTL with BDR-209
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zakelectric
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Blackbuck 6. 6 amp led or laser diode driver
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RedCowboy
RedCowboy
Alaskan
Appears all of the BlackBuck 8M Drivers are sold, anyone know where to find more?
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Giannis_TDM
Giannis_TDM
skijohn
how do you use a multimeter to test laser driver amperage output?
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Lifetime17
Lifetime17
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100 microsecond pulse with green laser 303 pointer
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Alaskan
Alaskan
Philipnzw
Super tiny boost driver for greens.
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Philipnzw
Philipnzw
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nubm44 driver that can be modulated with audio signal
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neodavid
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Help cheap laser no batteries
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Snecho
Snecho
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help with driver build..
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tedcs
tedcs
Giannis_TDM
Need Feedback on my 3A buck driver!
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788
Giannis_TDM
Giannis_TDM
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Hermes Laser Cutter - What type of laser is? How to drive the laser power supply?
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Voltar1
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CW Laser diode Drivers - What are the important properties?
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Cyparagon
Cyparagon
Shiiru
Power supply min 110V 4A
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Cyparagon
Cyparagon
reloader45
How do you test your laser drivers?
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Lifetime17
Lifetime17
kuhny1
High Voltage Pulse Driver
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kuhny1
kuhny1
Alaskan
Tech Ingredients: Heat Sink Compounds Primer - More than you need to know about heat sink compounds YT Video.
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diachi
diachi
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Use pwm led drive for DVD laser diode
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RedCowboy
RedCowboy
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Testing ACS1500SE
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Cyparagon
Cyparagon
Anthony P
High Voltage Issues
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532
Anthony P
Anthony P
Dsmith
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aaronnoraa
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200pc 5v 650nm laser diode modules. Power source required? Budget build
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GSS
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Help making a test load for a diode laser
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paul1598419
paul1598419
Dsmith
Who sells test loads?
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752
paul1598419
paul1598419
ProperBrgdbald
MP3412 Driver and Various Loads (to be tested for transients)
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498
ProperBrgdbald
ProperBrgdbald
Gadget
This battery chemistry almost ready for prime-time...
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517
Gadget
Gadget
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