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Re: F.S. * 300mW MXDL Open Can Laser With Heatsink
Steve, I appreciate those fine words of yours! Good reminders for everyone about how easy it is to inadvertently twist the wires, which would ruin the driver, and possibly the LD.
tomcat, I got your package all ready for you. I'm dropping it in the mail today. You paid for priority shipping with insurance. I don't know how long it will take, probably 4 days or so.
After changing the resistor, your Pioneer 112D open can diode, ended up with 305mW's @ 418mA's out of your Meredith glass module. I think your going to like it! But let me know...
Jay
P.S. If you stick to the duty cycle, your heatsink won't get but a couple of degrees above the ambient room temperature. It stays very cool. It could probably be left on for much longer. But we know that the LD will last longer it you treat it nice.
desslok said:Yep, I killed a diode in an MXDL I made by doing that. I inadvertently twisted the wires and turned it on=dead diode. And I can vouch for the quality of Jayrob's products and instructions/documentations,etc. I purchased a heatsink form him and the quality is outstanding, very professional. And the price of these is incredible considering it has a Meredith module. If you aren't good at building drivers and/or extracting diodes, you would probably spend more than this doing it yourself after killing a diode or two. And I would know, I have killed a few LDs for various reasons- from the driver putting out more current than i thought due to an incorrect solder joint(had it correct, but wire broke and I ree-soldered it in wrong spot),to barely twisting the positive lead from the LD and ripping the tiny hair-wire off the chip itself.
Steve, I appreciate those fine words of yours! Good reminders for everyone about how easy it is to inadvertently twist the wires, which would ruin the driver, and possibly the LD.
tomcat, I got your package all ready for you. I'm dropping it in the mail today. You paid for priority shipping with insurance. I don't know how long it will take, probably 4 days or so.

After changing the resistor, your Pioneer 112D open can diode, ended up with 305mW's @ 418mA's out of your Meredith glass module. I think your going to like it! But let me know...
Jay
P.S. If you stick to the duty cycle, your heatsink won't get but a couple of degrees above the ambient room temperature. It stays very cool. It could probably be left on for much longer. But we know that the LD will last longer it you treat it nice.