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Re: 12x Murder Fund! (Complete!)
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400mA sounds good to me also.
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400mA sounds good to me also.
So, it's time to reach the final decision on the current to test, so i can set the drivers and start the Double Murder Experiment...
I read several suggestions for powers, and currents.
Seems like 390-400mA is the most desired point, if i'm not mistaken..
It is a very hard decision to make with this particular diode. There are at least two if not three indicators that they are completelly different diodes from 8x's, so chances are good we will find them "reliable" at higher powers..
Now if i was asked to make a 500mW+ laser, my recommendation would be to use a 12x diode. But i may be a little too careful sometimes...
Most people would like to get 500mW out of 8x's. And if that is possible with a long enough lifetime there, 12x's might be capable of even more...
I have a feeling we are gonna see 600mW 12x lasers pretty soon, and they might even turn out to be reliable enough, just like 8x's at ~500mW seem to be so far..
But testing 600mW might be a bit too much, and 500mW sounds like too little.. The diode could end up lasting "too long" and we would not find the "sweet spot"... In this case we only have one diode, so perhaps 550mW would actually be a good power to test. We should definitelly test over 500mW with 12x's...
I think if we test 550mW and get like 50h+ or so, it would be a good indication, that 12x's are very reliable at 500mW and capable of going close to 600mW. The second 8x will also shed some more light on this, when the final conclusions are drawn...
I hope we can come to an agreement easily here, cos i don't want to bear the entire responsibility for this decision by myself... :angel:
So, do we test 390mA (just over 550mW)?
T_J is lurking around somewhere...
Jerry
Lol, what a funny joke.I say push it to 700mws.
I'm gone for a few months and Arenared returns... and there are 2 moderators now? Aye. I'll be back in a month roughly.
900mws would be really awesome but probably hoping for to much