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Safe Operating Current of Mits 635s?

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WOW --- That's kicka$$ !!!!
Every diode is different. I used to get
hot ones too................
HMike

Wolf --- If your readings are that unstable, you may have bad connections.
It shouldn't jump around like that. Slow drift might be normal depending on
heat conditions.
 
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I thought that was the norm....

I guess I'll need to look around ALOT more :D

Thanks,
Kevin
 
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Hey everyone.

I am planning a build for a 635nm diode but I can't seem to find information as to what's "safe" for the 300mW versions.

I think I was told that 1A is generally regarded as safe for those things, but I am not sure. As for the 500mW versions... are those publicly available yet? What's a safe operating current for those?

635nm 300mW red laser diode/Mitsubishi ML520G71 [OL-635-300] - $65.99 : Zen Cart!, The Art of E-commerce

Is this the diode? O-like says 1050mA.
 
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Yeah, and they got that info from here, which was probably a single diode. My guess is that they wouldn't refund you if your diode died at that current though.
 

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i think they got that from my testing:

760mW637nm1050mA650-G-1-1.png


its funny they say 770mW but thats with a 650-G-1.

http://laserpointerforums.com/f50/here-300mw-635nm-mitsubishi-66942-21.html#post971596
 
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Yeah, and they got that info from here, which was probably a single diode. My guess is that they wouldn't refund you if your diode died at that current though.

Exactly. Most of the laser pointer market regularly read the testing on this forum. We've set the standard for quite a few diodes. The Chinese didnt even believe we were getting >1W from the 445nm diodes. Then they read the our graphs, ect, and all of a sudden they were selling >1W 445nm lasers.
 




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