someone tell me the difference?

[Mohrenberg]

i keep hearing that the 4x and 6x BR sleds have the same diode in them, so why the $44 and $57 price difference?

any particular reason i would want to order the 6x instead?


...i'd like to phase away from phr and switch solely to 4x and 6x BR

 

[jayrob]

Same LCC red diode is found in each sled...

The blu-ray diode in the 6X is much better!

Here's rkcstr's graph for the 4X. It says 6X, but that is when amk's supplier was telling him it was a 6X. Is it the GBW-H10N 4X graph:
http://www.laserpointerforums.com/forums/YaBB.pl?num=1223438970/460#461
Jay

 

[jake21]

thats good to know....ill be moving to 4x if my supplier has no more 6x sleds :'(

 

[daguin]

thats good to know....ill be moving to 4x if my supplier has no more 6x sleds  :'(

Do you see that big "kink" in the line at 160mA?  That is the "safe" boundry for the diode.  Yes, it will continue to lase above the kink, but the life of the diode is shortened and unreliable above that point.  You can run it at 200mA (with some considerable risk), but I wouldn't warrant it there

Just a reminder, we now know that this diode was a 4X NOT a 6X

The 6X's first kink is up around 200mA

4X = 150mW
6X = 200mW
(both after AixiZ acrylic lens)

Peace,
dave