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Just saw your email.. You're right, it has to have a boost driver. There are ICs that work down to 0.8V, some even a little lower. Thing is, depending on the IC used, and how they wired it up - if they did it right, it's quite possible it's a buck/boost driver, that can take anything from 0.8V...

Re: 12x Murder Fund! (Complete!) Incidentally, i am also getting a Plextor 12x sled, thanks to bug373.. It's from the Plextor PX-B940SA 12x BR Writer drive.. Don't know much about it, this was the first time i heard about it actually, but bug373 found one and is sending it to me for testing...

This information IS known.. Altho not exactly in this form... It's declared as diode life at rated power, and it's usually declared as 6000h for disk writer diodes... But obviously that doesn't mean every diode will last 6000h if used at the rated power! 6000h is just MTTF - Mean Time to...

I am starting to wonder if i should change my definitions of "good diode" and "bad diode"... :crackup: With GGWs i could always rely on efficiency to answer this question, here i'm starting to wonder... :thinking: That's why i would so much like to test another diode of a higher efficiency at...

This diode has it's mind set... It won't give up any time soon! It just reached 90h this moment. Waiting for it to cool off for re-plotting.. :yh:

Krutz: I extrapolated the data for your diode up to 360mA, since i don't know how much of a risk you're willing to take, thought you might want to know what it would get you.... Sending you your plots now via email. T_Warne: I'll prepare your plots next... EDIT: I made two plots for both...

Yes, i just saw, thank you Manuel.. Well, the slip must be this package, i hope you went to pick it up today, so you can play over the weekend! :evil: But even when you'll have it in your hands, you still won't know how it feels to have 13 8x diodes and still not a single personal 8x laser...

Re: 12x Murder Fund! (Complete!) Nope, the sensor will only react to the strong light created when the GITD tailcap is blasted directly, not the mild residual glow afterwards.. It's weak and dissipates very quickly, and i can make the sensor ignore it - IF needed, but i'll test it thoroughly...

Re: 12x Murder Fund! (Complete!) I bought a new Counter today for the 12x Murder Experiment, to expand the "Torture Chamber"... This one is a little fancier (it'll require a whole control panel full of buttons, just to make it work, has alarms that can let me know when a certain number of...

Did you get your package yet, Manuel? Since you're close, it should be there around now.. I need to give you and T_Warne your individual plots, please remind me in the beginning of next week, when i have some time to breathe again, ok? Otherwise, i forgot to send you a shipping PP Request...

I am so sorry, and i have to apologize to you and anyone else who is still waiting for a reply from me... :angel: I get so many requests for help, questions, and orders every day, that simply answering everyone in detail is a FULL TIME JOB! And i'm not kidding! I spent several days doing...

Couldn't do this sooner, too busy.. Here are the 60h degradation plots: Diode Stats: - Ith = 37mA - Po @ 300mA = 330mA (92.7% of initial power) - Slope Efficiency = 1.254mW/mA - Actual Efficiency = 18.81% Peak / 18.51% Avg. Degradation has slowed down to a point, where it's hard to...

The diode just reached the 60h mark! Just stopped it for a quick test, to record degradation patterns, but the diode still seems to have some life left in it! Couldn't be happier with the results so far! :yh:

I was about to write a long post explaining what should and should not be done and why, but i have a whole lot of work to do and two weeks worth of emails to answer, so i'll be short. I never intended to stop the first experiment for anything other than re-plotting, nor change it's...

42h Degradation Plots These are the latest degradation plots: Diode stats: Ith = 36mA Po @ 300mA = 332mW (93.26% of starting power) Slope Efficiency = 1.254mW/mA Actual Efficiency = 19.16% Peak / 18.87% Avg. One thing is clear - degradation IS actually slowing down - and not just a...

Hehe, i was thinking of how to make sure no one would misunderstand it... Didn't think as far as email tho... :whistle: But even IF it were to pop in 42h as long as it is true that efficiency is a sign of diode "health", i'd be happy with the results! With normal use that's already a year if...

To me it seems like it's one and the same company... I mean, seeing how the logo under the letters is the same? :thinking: Over 42h ON-time, yes... Cycling time is twice as much, experiment time even longer, due to the interruptions i made for cooling off and re-plotting (it'll be one week...

I thought you might have been thinking in minutes, yea... I guess it's possible it would reach ~166h... It's been quite tough so far. But that requires that degradation keeps slowing down at the current rate - that's what the plot is based on... At this moment the diode already made it one...

:crackup: Cow? :crackup:

42 hours 19 minutes...:pop: