Feb. 10, 2008 PHAZORS!!!

[chido]

should i not get or even mess with a phazor if i dont have any glasses?

You shouldn't get or mess with any diode that's high powered without any eye protection glasses.
Look in this section, there's a GB for goggles going on right now.

 

[bcroft]

yea...... i saw that, but those only cover certain nm. anything after 30mW is "high" powerd right (thought i read that somewhere). not to say 30 is the where the line is drawn, but 30 is a good #

 

[spyrorocks]

I consider any laser above the power that I can buy at retail outlets to be high powered.

 

[amkdeath]

all goggles cover only a certain nm. otherwise, it would block out ALL visible light, and basically you couldnt see ANYTHING

plus, member02's GB has an option for multiple ranges

 

[Daedal]

Thank you guys for all the info... I do agree that the open can diodes seem to have their benefits... I bought 3 drives and just haven't had the time to dig into them yet. :-[

Although... here's something that'll bring some smiles to your faces...

I decided to test another diode to explosion... I ordered another diode from them yesterday... A nice bill later, and it's on it's way in a 3 day trip to me...

So... I would assume that seeing some new data about these soon is not a far-fetched assumption

--DDL

 

[Dark_Horse]

Daedal,
(2) ordered, PM sent.
Thank you ;D ;D

 

[bcroft]

just paid for one, thanks DDL!  can anyone tell me if this setup will be ok for the MXDL mod?  a 3 Ohm resistor with a LM317T running off of 2 cr123's?  and of course the cap and silicone

 

[xanatos]

Just paid for 3, DDL! Thanks!!! PM in progress...

Dave

 

[Gazoo]

Thank you guys for all the info... I do agree that the open can diodes seem to have their benefits... I bought 3 drives and just haven't had the time to dig into them yet. :-[

Although... here's something that'll bring some smiles to your faces...

I decided to test another diode to explosion... I ordered another diode from them yesterday... A nice bill later, and it's on it's way in a 3 day trip to me...

So... I would assume that seeing some new data about these soon is not a far-fetched assumption

--DDL

I finally beat VaThink with my open can Sony diode. It seems to be a "hot" one but I was able to get a stable 408.8mw's running it with 570ma's.. ;D

Anyway, glad you have a phaser diode on the way for evaluation.

 

[Hemlock_Mike]

Gazo --
I knew you were after him    Congrats  ;D and good work.
Open a Guiness !

Mike

 

[amkdeath]

Gazo --
I knew you were after him    Congrats  ;D and good work.
Open a Guiness !

Mike

he did it with the sony drive diodes from newegg, I dont know if his was special, or if the sony drives have a better diode

(and no by sont I dont mean senkat diode (for some newbs who didnt read origional thread))

 

[geek]

What would the time frame be on these?

 

[Gazoo]

Gazo --
I knew you were after him Congrats ;D and good work.
Open a Guiness !

Mike

I didn't cheat either...I had the ND filter attached to my LPM-1 when I measured the output.. ;D

 

[Raytracer]

Well.. Do you think this diode can be used with the barrel from Kenom's GB ?
I mean, with the driver provided with the barrel ?
Ray.

 

[aaronX987]

Well.. Do you think this diode can be used with the barrel from Kenom's GB ?
I mean, with the driver provided with the barrel ?
Ray.

I don't see why not. From what I know the Phazors perform better at the higher mA ratings than the other 16x diodes.

 

[drlava]

Thank you guys for all the info... I do agree that the open can diodes seem to have their benefits... I bought 3 drives and just haven't had the time to dig into them yet. :-[

Although... here's something that'll bring some smiles to your faces...

I decided to test another diode to explosion... I ordered another diode from them yesterday... A nice bill later, and it's on it's way in a 3 day trip to me...

So... I would assume that seeing some new data about these soon is not a far-fetched assumption

--DDL

What will be your test protocol for this one? Please do a non-TEC test, as they are rarely used for non-dpss lasers. Once you do a ramp, at 3 or 5 mA increments, you will be able to see the point where the efficiency has a dip (sometimes slight, sometimes pronounced). Choose an operating point slightly below this and run the diode for a few days. If it lasts, it should be good enough for pointer use at that operating point.