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Hi all, this is my first post, though I have been lurking here for a while. I am preparing to do my first build and would like some opinions and advice on my current plan.
I decided to go with the 9mm 445nm diode from DTR's. I also ordered the survival lasers S4 host with copper pill and extended and tapered copper heatsink.
I also ordered the driver from Survivallaser. It is an adjustable driver, with a range of 1.1A-2.3A. I was planning on running it at the full power of 2.3A which would give me around a 2.7W laser.
After doing a little more reading on the 9mm diodes, I am now concerned that the heatsink that I am getting will only allow for very short bursts of use. I was hoping to be able to have a cycle like 60 seconds on 60 seconds off, but I think I may have underestimated the heatsink requirements for the 9mm diode.
Any thoughts or opinions, including options (ie. different hosts and heat sinks) would be greatly appreciated. I have already spent about $200 on this build (including batteries, charger, and glasses) and would like to keep additional costs at a minimum.
I decided to go with the 9mm 445nm diode from DTR's. I also ordered the survival lasers S4 host with copper pill and extended and tapered copper heatsink.
I also ordered the driver from Survivallaser. It is an adjustable driver, with a range of 1.1A-2.3A. I was planning on running it at the full power of 2.3A which would give me around a 2.7W laser.
After doing a little more reading on the 9mm diodes, I am now concerned that the heatsink that I am getting will only allow for very short bursts of use. I was hoping to be able to have a cycle like 60 seconds on 60 seconds off, but I think I may have underestimated the heatsink requirements for the 9mm diode.
Any thoughts or opinions, including options (ie. different hosts and heat sinks) would be greatly appreciated. I have already spent about $200 on this build (including batteries, charger, and glasses) and would like to keep additional costs at a minimum.