is my IR diode dead???

[Flaminpyro]

So do you really think this diode was dead when you got it and you had nothing to do with it dieing ?

Please tell who the suppler was then, thanks...

 

[cyclonite]

Well yes I'm very sure it was dead all along. My first beamshot was taken immediately after hooking the diode up when I after I pulled it out of the package that it came in.

I've started building lasers over 5 years ago and have a couple of other completed ones. I've also built various other electronic gadgets such as audiophile grade amplifiers, etc. So I do know a thing or two about electronics and how to avoid ESD, etc. My other 2 lasers are LASORB protected :wave:

So yeah while I killed the free 100mW diode by overheating, it's certainly not the case with the primary diode that I'm using now.

Thanks guys.

So do you really think this diode was dead when you got it and you had nothing to do with it dieing ?

Please tell who the suppler was then, thanks...