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Destroyed diodes - help

Do i need to post the exact same photo hakzaw did? We have killed so many diodes during tests,so we know what are we talking about. Trial and error my friend :)
How about a photo of your setup? And a photo of your DMM. You must think this trough.
Diode requires somewhere between 2.2-3v and lest say 300mA to be at the safe side.
If you have a cheap dmm,expect a lot of error in the reading. Use a 1om resistor and measure the voltage across. I=U/R so 1mV=1mA. If a diode is working on 300mA and it is on a heat sink,there is no way for it to die unless you are doing something wrong.

That can be a problem. My DMM is just... Screenshot by Lightshot Thanks !
 
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Oh no, that's a breadboard connection.

Like I said in my post above, the connection to the diode must be permanent - solder it to the driver, don't use breadboards or alligator clips or whatever else is non-permanent.

That is the true problem IMHO, heatsinking is not an issue, never was, not with 60mA and not while the diode is in Aixiz module.

I read your pervious post ! I think that's the problem ! It's true my diodes accidentally disconnects some time.

Thanks a lot !
 
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