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Welp, she won’t make the Obituaries... but I killed a nice diode. I finally got time to sit down and put all of this together. All was going AWESOME!! I was so careful. And then a fatal mistake put this diode’s dick in the dirt
Continue below.
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Excuse my ramble....
This driver is an x-switch 320mA fixed; the last Flaminpyro had in fact. Originally, I purchased a Mit LPC840 from Paul.
I soldered some designated contact springs to the driver. X switch is configured case pos when the switch is active. So I had to isolate the module eventually.
Wired it all up in series and...LED. Can’t think of where I went wrong...I was grounded...but it was dead.
Paul asked me if I have a test load. My answer was a regrettable, no. He said it would be a good idea to test the current of the driver to be sure it was “320mA” and not the 1A version. Since I’ve been meaning to buy one... Immediately, I did.
4 weeks pass and test load arrived. Paul helps me with the last little noggin-scratch I had on understanding the testload’s simulation.
I wire her up...she puts out 323mV...alrighty.
So, something I did must’ve killed the 840.
- - While I was waiting on the test load, I went ahead and bought another red diode, an GGW Red.
Today, I pressed the diode into the module and proceeded to assemble the pen.
The x switch driver will not fit into the leadlight driver plastic suspension. So I improvised and made my own out of a dead hilighter marker...fit quite well!!
The GGW red fired right up with a beautiful, rich, 650nm ruby red.
As for the module’s isolation, I coated it with a very thin coat of clear and very hard epoxy.
Carefully lined it all up and packed it down the muzzle.
Took her outside to focus it...I wish I took a picture of this part it was great.
I got back inside to install the cap.
Vvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvv
>THIS IS WHERE I KILLED IT<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
I didn’t press the module in quite far enough and the lens barrel just barely made contact with the cap.
Sound, TAPS bugle
Continue below.
_____________________________________
Excuse my ramble....
This driver is an x-switch 320mA fixed; the last Flaminpyro had in fact. Originally, I purchased a Mit LPC840 from Paul.
I soldered some designated contact springs to the driver. X switch is configured case pos when the switch is active. So I had to isolate the module eventually.
Wired it all up in series and...LED. Can’t think of where I went wrong...I was grounded...but it was dead.
Paul asked me if I have a test load. My answer was a regrettable, no. He said it would be a good idea to test the current of the driver to be sure it was “320mA” and not the 1A version. Since I’ve been meaning to buy one... Immediately, I did.
4 weeks pass and test load arrived. Paul helps me with the last little noggin-scratch I had on understanding the testload’s simulation.
I wire her up...she puts out 323mV...alrighty.
So, something I did must’ve killed the 840.
- - While I was waiting on the test load, I went ahead and bought another red diode, an GGW Red.
Today, I pressed the diode into the module and proceeded to assemble the pen.
The x switch driver will not fit into the leadlight driver plastic suspension. So I improvised and made my own out of a dead hilighter marker...fit quite well!!
The GGW red fired right up with a beautiful, rich, 650nm ruby red.
As for the module’s isolation, I coated it with a very thin coat of clear and very hard epoxy.
Carefully lined it all up and packed it down the muzzle.
Took her outside to focus it...I wish I took a picture of this part
it was great. I got back inside to install the cap.
Vvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvv
>THIS IS WHERE I KILLED IT<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
I didn’t press the module in quite far enough and the lens barrel just barely made contact with the cap.
Sound, TAPS bugle
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