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villalaser, After running this thread, I got the refund that I origianlly asked for. I have ordered some LOcs from another supplier. Good luck

I just searched on this site, and see that we are now discussing 3 different diodes, SOC, LOC, and SmOC !. Sorry

@nikokapo What do you mean by better?. Lighter in weight?, less likely to damge eyes?. Is it not the case that the extra material on the longer die produces more light and/or has more surface area to dissipate heat, and therefore can put out more power for the same size package? ie: - Am I...

To confirm, all 5 were the short open can diodes. Regarding the dimensions, I have measured them using calipers..... Thanks for the reply Kendall, I'll send you an email to that address. I think I used your web based email before, so there may have been some problem with that.

Jayrob, I supect that you cut n pasted the wrong graph. This one shows the difference between long and short diodes... This graph quite nicely illustrates that the LOCs can produce about 1.5 times the power of the short ones in the same size package.

Hi, Thanks guys for pointing out the missing bits of silcon and stuff that I paid for ;) jayrob, I had sent him a few emails, and given him chance to respond, before asking paypal to intervene, otherwise, I wouldn't have a go in public. Re: Possibly not knowing the difference: That could be...

Hi, I have been repairing a Disco type laser unit, details are over at photonlexicon(Laserworld CS-400RGY repair, help please! - Photonlexicon) I wanted the best diodes to repair my laser, and set about finding the long die open can ones detailed here.... I found these advertised by...