Same here! Sharp diodes are usually top notch, but definitely not their blue ones. I think Nichi@'s diodes are just more efficient, producing less heat, therefore having more power
Yeah, the 0F is stupid efficient and powerful. Check the datasheet, its slope efficiency is way above any other...
This vice is actually made of aluminium.
But I am not using it as a heatsink. This is Sanwu's 50mW pocket laser which barely produces any heat (the diode part at least)
I use this small vice to hold drivers, PCBs, etc. just to hold the parts in place to make working on it easier
This is crystal damage. This is likely due to overcurrent. These diodes were never meant to be run at such high current, therefore significantly reducing their lifetime. Diode life is inversely proportional to input current.
Use this cheaper sharp diode, much stronger too, can output up to a...
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Repaired/disassembled a Sanwu Pocket 505nm 50mW today.
Driver is using the LT1931 Inverting DC/DC Converter, which was faulty and overheating on this board, causing a blink after long runtimes.
Their driver seems to be set to 400mA CC at the diode.
They are using a...
He is talking about my C3 700mW 520nm. It pulls around 2.2A from the battery, as it is a boost driver and needs more amperage to push 1.7A to the laser diode. 3A was just to be conservative :)
Thank you. I've worked very hard to get a finalized design that works.
They are not
It is built around the SingFire SF-348 flashlight host, with a driver and pill designed by myself to adapt 5.6mm and 9mm diodes as well as a lens
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https://www.jlasers.org/handhelds/nano-series/nano-520nm-500mw
Uses 1x 10440 3.7v li ion button top
I can also do up to 550-1000mW without warranty (VERY short duty cycle, risk of heat damage)
I can also do 1-500mW free of charge upon request
Wow! This diode is incredible. Not in power, but in wavelength. Not to mention this diode is a brute, taking a whopping 7.7 Amps before folding back to 50mW.
470nm at 5.0A
473nm at 6.5A
475nm at 6.8A
Finally, at 7.7A, this diode emits a GORGEOUS 480.7nm blue :O
To my eyes, this was a stunning...
Here is a sweet little graph between Nichi@'s 465nm diode lineup, comparing the 07, 0C and 0G in terms of power and color.
It's interesting to note that the 0C is able to take much more abuse, therefore have a more dramatic wavelength shift all the way up to 480nm at 7.7A !
Tested the NUBM08, here are the results: (also decanned and using G2 lens of course)
You can find this diode on my website here
https://www.jlasers.org/parts/laser-diodes/nubm08
This one's results were surprising in terms of power. It surpassed most mid-tier diodes
You can purchase this diode on my store here
https://www.jlasers.org/parts/laser-diodes/nubm06