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Re: 1W 445 in C6 Host
Yes there is a big difference in efficiency, but I was calculating heat that is put in to the host, which is only 13.51% - 8.79% =
4.72% increase in heat output
Ya, pretty much sums it up
I was calculating HEAT output, with a linear driver the excess energy is converted into heat and disipated into the host, which is why I included it.
Even if you Ignore the driver,
The difference in heat is small,
assuing 4.5V and 1.6A
the difference in heat between a 1W laser and a 1.6W laser is 10% increase in heat.
If a efficient diode and a non efficient diode had the same Voltage at 1.6A wouldn't there be a massive change in efficiency?
Power In
Vin x Iin = Pin
1.6A x 7.4V = 11.84W
Efficiency
Power out / Power In x 100
Non efficient Diode
1.041W / 11.84W x 100 = 8.79%
Efficient Diode
1.600W / 11.84W x 100 = 13.51%
13.51/8.79 = 153.69%
So wouldn't that mean that the efficient diode is 53.69% more efficient?
Yes there is a big difference in efficiency, but I was calculating heat that is put in to the host, which is only 13.51% - 8.79% =
4.72% increase in heat output
There are efficient diodes and dudes. Sometimes you ran into them. Nothing to be done about it. Just build a good laser around it and sell it for a honest price.
The diode are also hotter in use. They transfer more energy into heat than into light.
dude with a G2 lens, http://users.telenet.be/nihao/Laser/bad445nm.jpg
efficient with a G2 lens, http://users.telenet.be/nihao/Laser/2W_445.jpg
Ya, pretty much sums it up
Yeah, this one is a dud... and yes, the DIODE itself gets a lot hotter a lot faster if it's a dud. You were calculating driver input, not driver output and comparing it with the diode output.
I was calculating HEAT output, with a linear driver the excess energy is converted into heat and disipated into the host, which is why I included it.
Even if you Ignore the driver,
The difference in heat is small,
assuing 4.5V and 1.6A
the difference in heat between a 1W laser and a 1.6W laser is 10% increase in heat.
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