I finally got caught up enough to get back to this
Sorry for the delay
First Wannaburn dropped out of sight for awhile
Then even after Pontiac picked up the module fabrication, I got too busy to get to it
Anyway, bottom line here is that we did NOT really waste much of our time waiting.
This diode is NOT "better" than the less expensive 12X diodes available now
I ran the IP/OP at every 50mA starting at 100mA.
I did this because we were really only looking to see if this was the elusive 1W diode we all yearn for.
I was NOT trying to find kinks
I also ran it using the AixiZ glass lens.
We need to get Pontiac a bottoming tap
The threads in my module ended too high up to be able to focus the 405-G-1 lens
In any event, I ran it every 50mA
mA -- mW -- V
100 -- 93 -- 4.4
150 -- 150 -- 4.8
200 -- 220 -- 5.2
250 -- 287 -- 5.4
300 -- 350 -- 5.6
350 -- 410 -- 5.8
400 -- 460 -- 5.9
450 -- 530 -- 6.1
500 -- 573 -- 6.2
550 -- 639 -- 6.3
600 -- 680 -- 6.3
630 -- LED
For now, keep buying the 12X diodes
Peace,
dave