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Yeah that's good. Actually that's as much as you want to drive your LD at if you want it to have a long life, just make shure you use a heatsink and you use 6 nimh batteries, that way it'll take a long time before you have to recharge them. Just using 4 won't be able to power the diode at that current. Read posts #8 and #9 in the first page of the thread. ;)
 
dang... i can't fit 6 AAA's in my project box... ur sure it won't be able to drive it at all? i can deal with having to charge the batts frequently.
 
You can use two cr123 rechargeables, they wouldn't take up too much space, they would give you 7.2v, and they last a life time. Just make shure they're rechargeable because normal ones would only give you 6v.
 
where do i get a cr123 holder? (and don't say internet, ive lost the ability to buy things online after I lost my debit card.)
 
Well then I think you'll have to use the cr123 rechargeables, because using only four AAAs the max current you'll be able to power your diode at is about 116 mA.
 
lasercricker said:
well basically i should either use 2 cr123's or 6 AAA NiMH's?
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Yup ;D ;D
But make shure you get cr123 rechargeables because normal ones would be the same as using 5 AAA NiMHs.
 
30 bucks for 2 rechargeable cr123's and a charger is pretty high for me... how about this design where i can stack two AAA holders on top of one another. each will hold 3 rechargeable NiMH AAA's. this way, ill be able to fit all 6 batteries in my project box. i attached the design in a word document. somebody please tell me if this will work.
 

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