driver settings help

[wolfman]

How any mA's should I set my driver to get get 150 - 185 mw out of a 405 nm diode ?

 

[Sigurthr]

It depends on the efficiency of the diode, which varies. There is no exact number. The only way to tell what the output power of a laser is, is to test it with an LPM.

 

[bennett326]

what diode is it?

 

[wolfman]

PHR-803T 405nm Bluray Laser Diode

 

[bennett326]

you cant get that high of a output out of that diode set it at 100ma

 

[Mohrenberg]

your diode would die very quickly, if not instantly at that output. 90-120mA is what we normally run the phr diodes at.

 

[chipdouglas]

the phrs are low power. if you want 150mw i suggest getting a ggw 6x or higher.

michael.

 

[wolfman]

wow I must have read something wrong so i'll look into that ggw 6x diode

 

[chipdouglas]

You probably read correctly if you bought out off ebay. More than likely that is what happened

 

[wolfman]

That is where I read it so i'm glad someone said something so i didn't break a diode

 

[chipdouglas]

well glad you figured it out... don't be disappointed though. the phr is a great diode. set a wide beam focus and put on some uv glasses and search around your yard for cool objects.

michael.

 

[Bionic-Badger]

well glad you figured it out... don't be disappointed though. the phr is a great diode. set a wide beam focus and put on some uv glasses and search around your yard for cool objects.

Yeah, the PHR-803T will always hold a special place in my heart. The first real non-red "breakthrough" laser diode. No need to spend $40 for some PS3 diode that would die if you turned on your light while powering it up.