RIP my 532nm greeny

[paul1598419]

The brightness perceived between two lasers of the same wavelength is not linear either. You won't see three time the brightness in a 300 mW compared to a 100 mW laser of the same wavelength. I have a 1350 mW 532nm green laser that doesn't look 13 times brighter than a 100 mW one. Your brain doesn't work like that, nor do your eyes.

I haven't seen one exactly like the one you pulled out of the dead unit, but it is the same size as my 200 mW modules without the aluminum sleeve around it.

 

[styropyro]

Have you tested it with a multimeter to see if it still draws current? If it doesn't, that's a better sign that it is just a contact issue somewhere.

 

[Skittles]

Have you tested it with a multimeter to see if it still draws current? If it doesn't, that's a better sign that it is just a contact issue somewhere.

Okay I'll try, thanks for the tip.

 

[brendon7358]

Looks like a nice host, if it was me I would put a lower powered 520nm diode in it. You could probably get a custom heatsink made to fit the 12mm module from DTR.