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Im wanting to use an M140 diode with this driver here:
Specs for the M140 are 2W max output and max current is 1.3A
After reading the specs for the driver it says 5.5V max boost circuit, and the working voltage is 3-5V
Since with Ohms law, Voltage * Current = power, if we go by the lowest permissible voltage 3V * 13.A, it comes to 3.9 Watts, which is much higher than the diodes maximum output.
Going by these calculations, 1.54V would be needed to run this diode at its maximum 2A output.
Im assuming the driver therefore would have to lower the voltage in turn to make the diode draw less current, or am i missing something here?
5.5V seems to high for the specs, so im assuming the voltage can be adjusted, or am i going to need to find a different driver? I had seen some good talk about this driver on here so thats why i ordered it.
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Specs for the M140 are 2W max output and max current is 1.3A
After reading the specs for the driver it says 5.5V max boost circuit, and the working voltage is 3-5V
Since with Ohms law, Voltage * Current = power, if we go by the lowest permissible voltage 3V * 13.A, it comes to 3.9 Watts, which is much higher than the diodes maximum output.
Going by these calculations, 1.54V would be needed to run this diode at its maximum 2A output.
Im assuming the driver therefore would have to lower the voltage in turn to make the diode draw less current, or am i missing something here?
5.5V seems to high for the specs, so im assuming the voltage can be adjusted, or am i going to need to find a different driver? I had seen some good talk about this driver on here so thats why i ordered it.