I reposted this thread here after being told to ask here instead...I originally posted it in the Red Lasers section since most of us encounter these diodes while building red burners...
Ok.. so I ended up with a dead 16x DVD burner from a friend..
I tried to make a red burner out of it.. only once I got it all hooked up in the module.. the LED syndrome I suspect I damaged it while removing that damn ribbon...
So I decided to try my luck on the IR diode.. pretty damn neat I might say.. Except for the fact that I have NO idea what to drive these at. It ran at 250mA for about 10 minutes straight no problem, as I tested it's burning capabilities.. impressive to say the least.
Then, I tried showing the other half how well it did, set up a second balloon(the first was history QUICK lol), powered it up and pop.. LED syndrome
I am using a rkcstr driver, again set at 250mA.
What is the proper voltage/current to use with one of these and how much power can I expect? I was impressed with what I saw(well didn't see to put it right)
Ok.. so I ended up with a dead 16x DVD burner from a friend..
I tried to make a red burner out of it.. only once I got it all hooked up in the module.. the LED syndrome I suspect I damaged it while removing that damn ribbon...
So I decided to try my luck on the IR diode.. pretty damn neat I might say.. Except for the fact that I have NO idea what to drive these at. It ran at 250mA for about 10 minutes straight no problem, as I tested it's burning capabilities.. impressive to say the least.
Then, I tried showing the other half how well it did, set up a second balloon(the first was history QUICK lol), powered it up and pop.. LED syndrome
I am using a rkcstr driver, again set at 250mA.
What is the proper voltage/current to use with one of these and how much power can I expect? I was impressed with what I saw(well didn't see to put it right)