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I just got a couple of 635nm diodes in from DTR and of course I had to play with them. I was going to push one as hard as I could, but then saw RHD's post about finding 800mA to be a sweet spot, at least with the one(s) he's been playing with, and I decided to go with that on this one because I was kind of anxious to see the beam color and strength. And, I still have another I can torture test.
So, 800mA it was. I put it in an SH-032 host with a frlexdrive and G1 lense. I woluld have liked to have tested with a glass Aixiz too, but the only ones I had got stolen last week with all my other laser stuff. Aty least I'm pretty sure this is a G1. I don't mess with reds much, but I'm pretty sure this ain't an Axiz.
Anyway, this diode is incredible! The beam and dispersion aren't worth a crap, but a red beam that you can see in a well lit room kind of makes up for it, and it is definitely more orange than a 660nm. Here is a beam shot and the LPM graph:
Well lighted room with no smoke
Damn, peaks at almost 750mW
So, 800mA it was. I put it in an SH-032 host with a frlexdrive and G1 lense. I woluld have liked to have tested with a glass Aixiz too, but the only ones I had got stolen last week with all my other laser stuff. Aty least I'm pretty sure this is a G1. I don't mess with reds much, but I'm pretty sure this ain't an Axiz.
Anyway, this diode is incredible! The beam and dispersion aren't worth a crap, but a red beam that you can see in a well lit room kind of makes up for it, and it is definitely more orange than a 660nm. Here is a beam shot and the LPM graph:
Well lighted room with no smoke
Damn, peaks at almost 750mW
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