Quetzal
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Hi everyone!
As you all may know, I recently finished my 1W, 445nm build, and now I have a bit of a problem
It seems as if my laser is not anywhere near as strong as it was when I first started out.
I have 1W Blue Laser Module from DTR, an aluminum heatsink that fits my F22 host, and I'm using ultrafire rechargeable 14500 lithium batteries.
My duty cycles have not been anything close to extreme.... my batteries only last about a minute before they start losing charge, and that's my queue to turn off the laser and pop the battery in the charger.
This time, though, the batteries seemed to last shorter, and I wasn't even able to get a scorch mark on a paper napkin...
I wonder if maybe I left the laser on for too long? The module sticks out from the host a bit, and the heatsink only goes around part of it (the heatsink is from CajunLasers).... I hope I haven't fried my $100 module :/
The laser still works and the beam and dot seem to be the same brightness and definition as before....
I'm really confused as to what's going on...
Please help!
As you all may know, I recently finished my 1W, 445nm build, and now I have a bit of a problem
It seems as if my laser is not anywhere near as strong as it was when I first started out.
I have 1W Blue Laser Module from DTR, an aluminum heatsink that fits my F22 host, and I'm using ultrafire rechargeable 14500 lithium batteries.
My duty cycles have not been anything close to extreme.... my batteries only last about a minute before they start losing charge, and that's my queue to turn off the laser and pop the battery in the charger.
This time, though, the batteries seemed to last shorter, and I wasn't even able to get a scorch mark on a paper napkin...
I wonder if maybe I left the laser on for too long? The module sticks out from the host a bit, and the heatsink only goes around part of it (the heatsink is from CajunLasers).... I hope I haven't fried my $100 module :/
The laser still works and the beam and dot seem to be the same brightness and definition as before....
I'm really confused as to what's going on...
Please help!