Gazoo said:It looks to me as though the spec sheet from the mfgcn website has been altered. We would need the model number of the diode to be certain. Why are they hiding it? But we know who the manufacturer is..Mitsubishi.
Please compare with this spec sheet paying close attention the to ma's and output power.
http://www.mitsubishichips.com/Global/content/product/opt/laserdiode/cdrwld/650nm/ml1xx27.pdf
I don't see being able to get even 160mw's (which is the maximum shown on mfgcn spec. sheet) output with only 230ma's input. And until I see the spec. sheet from the manufacturer which will include the model number of the diode, I will have many doubts about the spec. sheet posted on the mfgcn website.
IF the one they are selling is in fact 350mw's pulsed, then one may be able to run it at 200mw's cw. I believe the true rating is 130mw's cw.