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Everyone,
My new Survival Laser laser is a lot of fun. Soon, I will test the output and report the results here.
The expected output is 2W. So, I did some quick checking of the battery voltage and current. My two batteries measured 7.81V. The current measured 1.7A.
Since P=VI, Watts=7.81V X 1.7A = 13.277W.
Assuming a 2W output, the efficiency is 2W/13.277W = 15.06% efficiency. :cryyy:
I was hoping for 50% efficiency, but that is not going to happen.
Does the laser really loose that much energy due to heat and resistance (which is turned to heat)?
Am I missing something?
P.S. I searched for that information, but did not find the answer. I must have used the wrong search terms.
My new Survival Laser laser is a lot of fun. Soon, I will test the output and report the results here.
The expected output is 2W. So, I did some quick checking of the battery voltage and current. My two batteries measured 7.81V. The current measured 1.7A.
Since P=VI, Watts=7.81V X 1.7A = 13.277W.
Assuming a 2W output, the efficiency is 2W/13.277W = 15.06% efficiency. :cryyy:
I was hoping for 50% efficiency, but that is not going to happen.
Does the laser really loose that much energy due to heat and resistance (which is turned to heat)?
Am I missing something?
P.S. I searched for that information, but did not find the answer. I must have used the wrong search terms.
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