185mW Blu-Ray

[GooeyGus]

You ARE going to wait until I'm down in CA to fire that thing back up, aren't you?

Road trip!!!

 

[ndrew2505]

this is just a diode in a module w/ a rkcstr driver at 180ma ;D

 

[daguin]

You ARE going to wait until I'm down in CA to fire that thing back up, aren't you?

Road trip!!!

[crossed fingers]

But of course!  You know I wouldn't think of doing this without you here to enjoy it with me

[/crossed fingers]

this is just a diode in a module w/ a rkcstr driver at 180ma ;D

I have a huge heat sink here that Talaxo made me.  I should build a big burner in it.

I still have to build my 220mA hand held.

Peace,
dave

 

[keeperx]

well FYI the "aluminum block" 803t ran stable last night at 137ma for at least 10 min with no appreciable heat build up.

*********** UPDATE*************
runs great at 140mA, It gets warm, only very slightly tho and it ran last night for at least 10 min at that power. i think im not going any higher. the beam is pretty and i don't wanna kill it, just yet anyway. When i get some new diodes, ill kill this one.

 

[daguin]

well FYI the "aluminum block" 803t ran stable last night at 137ma for at least 10 min with no appreciable heat build up.

*********** UPDATE*************
runs great at 140mA, It gets warm, only very slightly tho and it ran last night for at least 10 min at that power. i think im not going any higher. the beam is pretty and i don't wanna kill it, just yet anyway. When i get some new diodes, ill kill this one.

Yeah. The heat really begins to become a factor at currents above 150mA. Keeping it below that current makes a significant difference in heat.

Peace,
dave

 

[thesk8nmidget]

thats why i will be setting my tec build at 200ma lol

lets see how long it will laser. also it will be used in a projector so im shooting for hours of run time with analog modulation and also blanking