Um, is it possible for a diode to partially melt an Aixiz module's plastic lens?
I recently changed out a rkcstr driver (at max. output to diode running with two CR123A 3.7V batteries) for a flexdrive (at max output to diode running with a single 18650) on my "1[W]" 445[nm] build. I think that this maneuver increased the output to perhaps the sought-after 1[W] although there's no way to really test this.
ANYWAY, maybe 1 hour of usage later I began noticing how unclean the dot was, not in terms of divergence but in terms of just the aberrations and ugliness and stuff when I defocus the lens to enlarge the dot.
Unscrewed the module's lens entirely and removed. Began inspecting it with flashlight, blew off dust. One piece of dust didn't come off with q-tip and rubbing alcohol. Noticed that it was possibly melted/burnt.
Is it possible for a diode to melt this lens? What kind of replacement is recommended?
I recently changed out a rkcstr driver (at max. output to diode running with two CR123A 3.7V batteries) for a flexdrive (at max output to diode running with a single 18650) on my "1[W]" 445[nm] build. I think that this maneuver increased the output to perhaps the sought-after 1[W] although there's no way to really test this.
ANYWAY, maybe 1 hour of usage later I began noticing how unclean the dot was, not in terms of divergence but in terms of just the aberrations and ugliness and stuff when I defocus the lens to enlarge the dot.
Unscrewed the module's lens entirely and removed. Began inspecting it with flashlight, blew off dust. One piece of dust didn't come off with q-tip and rubbing alcohol. Noticed that it was possibly melted/burnt.
Is it possible for a diode to melt this lens? What kind of replacement is recommended?