Rayfoss 405nm Driver problems.

[MAPESA]

So, my long waited rayfoss 405nm driver arrived, and i have tried to finish my MXDL 3405(?) PHR-803T build. Only problem i have, is that i dont know the pinout's of the driver, the pictures at rayfoss.com wont load for me, and i also googled and found nothing.

So please somebody link me a picture what tells me the driver inputs and the outputs to the diode + and -

I know the solder places, but i dont know which one of them is the anode / cathode of the diode or the inputs. I hope you know what i mean from this. If no picture can be found, will someone explain the pinouts to me. Thanks!

ps. i hope i will finish this build this year, so i can set the fireworks on fire with my laser!

 

[lazerov]

Luckily, I've kept a backup copy of it:

 

[MAPESA]

Re: Rayfoss 405nm Driver problems. -SOLVED

THANKS! That was exactly what i've been looking for. I'll go straight away to finish the build. Now i can hopefully ignite my fire crackers with the bluray! :thanks::thanks: :beer:
ps. i had guessed the holes in the pcb were the + and -, and they were both - . No wonder it didnt work :crackup:

 

[blue lasers]

just solder the case pin on the back that is only one pad and the - and + to the other side.this will make your laser case positive,and you will have to install the batteries positive side facing tail cap or negative side toughing to the driver's spring.

 

[MAPESA]

Now i'm F***ing pissed. So i took my attempt to build the laser complete. I soldered the wires to the driver, and the diode to the driver. Then i tried if it works. It worked, but it was dim from the start. very dim. I couldn't see the dot if the lights were on.
and i was confused whats the problem.:thinking:

So the wires on the flashlight were loose. i re-soldered them and the PHR was still dim. I Did'nt overheat the diode while soldering, since i have built a laser before (the lpc-labby) and i knew the soldering has to be done quickly.

at last i took the "module"=the aizix module with rayfoss driver and phr-803t, and put the wires from the driver to fully adjustable power source, to know if the diode is ok and i put on 5v with something like 200mA. It was still dim. Then i made the mistake, turned too much voltage. the PHR was bright for the first time, and the fun lasted like 5 seconds. I know the PHR died, but i hope the driver survived. Not too sure about it though.

So, the bluray plan is buried. :cryyy: My only hope is the incoming 650nM lcc diode ordered from hightechdealz. Would be great if it would arrive tomorrow. Then i would fix the labby (swap the diode), and ignite fireworks with it. I think the diode will arrive 1.1.2010 with my luck..

All this fail after waiting a month for the driver...I feel myself quite noob :banghead:

 

[billg519]

You might want to test this driver with a test load and make sure that it is OK before risking another diode on it. Boost drivers don't like too much input voltage. If you can swing it, it's handy to keep a spare LD around for moments like this.

 

[blue lasers]

if you used more than 6v then the driver is also dead.