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Hey, no worries... I can't even remember how many diodes I've blown. I have a bag of em somewhere. But, glad to see you got one working.
And, if you accidentally short the diode leads when connecting the driver and you power it up, it should be fine. The diode basically won't see any power and the driver will just put the current through the short (won't hurt it). Obviously the diode won't produce any light, but if you remove the short, it should be OK. Just heat up the pins and remove the diode from the driver, remove the excess solder from the diode/driver and then re-solder them together again. Of course, overheating the diode could be a cause of failure too.
And, if you accidentally short the diode leads when connecting the driver and you power it up, it should be fine. The diode basically won't see any power and the driver will just put the current through the short (won't hurt it). Obviously the diode won't produce any light, but if you remove the short, it should be OK. Just heat up the pins and remove the diode from the driver, remove the excess solder from the diode/driver and then re-solder them together again. Of course, overheating the diode could be a cause of failure too.