Thanks for the compliment. :beer:
The operating voltage is ~2.45V @ 800mA.
You should be able to run them in parallel. I've done a few tests with them in parallel and they work fine. I haven't done an actual parallel build with them yet though.
The highest I set the GhostDrive2 for on my...
No, for a 445 it is the wrong driver to use if you are looking to get full power. Plain and simple. The driver does exactly what it is supposed to do. Nothing horrendous about its operation.
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I forgot, you're the "don't use linear drivers" guy... :tinfoil:
Thanks guys. :)
I used a Cannon PowerShot SX110 IS. Not super fancy, no removable lenses or anything like that, but you can control the shutter and stuff a bit. 15 second exposure... It's a longest it would let me take.
Yeah, the light pollution sucks. You have to go out to the desert to get a decent view of the sky.
OOooh crafty, very crafty. :crackup: lol No, I didn't turn it off, but I just learned a new trick. :D
Yeah, I don't know, it was still pretty early. The street light was out, so that's good. I cropped out the neighbor's house lights on the bottom, but you can see the lights in the background lighting up the sky.
When I was outside tonight, I saw Jupiter and Venus right next to each other up in the sky. I thought it would make a pretty cool picture if I fired a laser up toward them.
I think it turned out pretty good. I might have to start doing more of this sort of thing.
Your wiring diagram looks good.
456mA will melt that laser diode though. While that might be pretty cool, I imagine that it's probably not the outcome you're looking for. ;)
Do you have any specs for that particular diode? See if the seller listed the operating current. If it is rated at 5mW...