So I got a new laser in from laserlands the other day, placed the batter in (correct direction) and nothing. So I opened it up and looked down the tube and smelled something wrong (Im an experimental physicist so I have learned the smell of bad electronics, never a happy day). I emailed Mary and laser lands and its been about a week with no reply so I decided to just unscrew the heat sinc that holds the diode and driver to see the damage.
Here is what I see:
It seems a resistor came off the package during shipping or physically blew off during the first light. Upon visual inspection it appears that most of the components on the board are ok other that that single part. If anyone knew what the specs of the dead part were (labeled r26) I could easily replace it or if there was a compatible board for cheep. (probably less expensive than shipping it back to china and waiting)
Thanks!!
Here is what I see:
It seems a resistor came off the package during shipping or physically blew off during the first light. Upon visual inspection it appears that most of the components on the board are ok other that that single part. If anyone knew what the specs of the dead part were (labeled r26) I could easily replace it or if there was a compatible board for cheep. (probably less expensive than shipping it back to china and waiting)
Thanks!!