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I am building a laser with an LPC815 diode and Rkcstr driver, it will be in a flashlight host but I wanted to test it and adjust the current first so I used a 9v battery I had handy, I set current to around 420mA with my dummy load.
When testing with dummy load and diode the driver seemed to get hot very quickly, how quickly do these drivers get hot and what is a safe maximum temperature?
When using these drivers in flashlight hosts do people use any kind of heatsink on the chip/driver to try and control the heat? thanks.
When testing with dummy load and diode the driver seemed to get hot very quickly, how quickly do these drivers get hot and what is a safe maximum temperature?
When using these drivers in flashlight hosts do people use any kind of heatsink on the chip/driver to try and control the heat? thanks.