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LPC-815 diode driver?

kilter

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Hello guys,
I am planning to make an LPC-815 laser. I know where to get the diode(hightechdealz?) but i do not kow where to get a driver that is already adjusted ad fit forthis diode. can anybody help?

Thank you,

Kilter
 





What about the battery configuration ? One or two 3.7V cell.
You need to know that before choosing the driver.
 
Blord said:
What about the battery configuration ? One or two 3.7V cell.
You need to know that before choosing the driver.
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:tsk:
Why do you confuse the poor guy? DIRECT DRIVE is the way to go. Just attach the diode leads to a 32600 5000 mAh kaidomain cell and you are good to go.
 
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Silvershot said:
:tsk:
Why do you confuse the poor guy? DIRECT DRIVE is the way to go. Just attach the diode leads to a 32600 5000 mAh kaidomain cell and you are good to go.
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Silvershot, i dont think that kaidomain's cell has enought juice,
if you want more power from your diode you should simply connect
the diode to a 9V battery ;)

Jim
 
^^^ unless I missed something these suggestions even jokingly used to be frowned upon.

@kilter u could just use the rckstr driver offered at the hightech site or u could look up laser66 website and order his groove2 (it is a groove 2) look alike. Search on how to set that driver... for the red I would suggest ramping up the current to your liking LPC-815 400mA or so.
 
Thanks! I can't find a driver on hightechdealz and the laser66 website I could not find, do you think you can give me a link???

Thank you

Kilter
 
I am also curious which of the existing drivers could power LPC-815 diode with one cell.
I have used flexdrive v5 before. Sorry if I'm missing something obvious, I'm just back from a long brake from lasers, and alot has changed since then.
 
A low voltage drop driver could power a red diode with one cell. A driver with AMC7135 could do that but only at 350mA. Or the ST-driver.
 
Sorry I forgot to mention the current. Is there any driver that can supply 450mA-500mA from one cell. I guess it has to be a low dropout buck driver? Perhaps one of the existing Buck drivers could be modified?

PS. I was also thiknking perhaps two parallel amc7135 could b used to get 700mA of current and than dropping 200mA somhow. Again electronics is not my strong suite so any help is appreciated.
 
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I made a LPC-815 build in a C6 as my first build, and I used a 395mA GhostDrive2. According to my calculations, that gives about 300mW.
It's a great little driver that fits almost anywhere (I almost got it to fit into an Aixiz module, but my heatshrink was too loose), and GhostChrome is a great guy to deal with. It requires 7.4V though, which wasn't a problem for me, but what host are you thinking of using?

Also, you're correct, don't connect the diode directly to the battery. Never done it myself, but that's because I figured doing what I was told was better than risking a diode.
 
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I'm thinking of using a dx true 5mw laser host. I know that the duty cycle will be very short, but i still like the host and the prodject.

Kilter
 
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