Video: Fun W/ 510mA LCC

[Greenmechanic]

Hello all,
Just a little thrown together video of me with one of my Red labbie's.
This one is set at 510mA.
On this diode, I followed Dave's advice and slowly "ramped" the current up.
Ran it for 1 hour at 320mA, then 2 hours at 420, finally bumping it up to 510mA.
It has >6 hours run time as of now. If it dies soon (which would not surprise me) I've had way more then $10 worth of fun out of it. I make all my builds now, with out any glue of any kind. Everything is screwed, snap-ringed,or other non-glue means.
I can swap the diode out on this build in less then 5 minutes.
I don't know the mW output, because all of my meters will only measure up to 300mW.
Soon my Kenometer will be here, and all will be well!
To any newcomers here; don't try any of this stuff. It is for professional use only. Lasers of this power are extremely dangerous if you don't know how to use them!

 

[Drivinfast247]

Thats awesome. I cant wait to see the power output.

 

[kevinmassey]

awesome video man!:gj:

 

[hakzaw1]

:eg:WOW-- unbelievable!!!:thanks:for sharing.HZ

 

[Don't Laze Me Bro]

Need power testing NOW? If you want, PM me

 

[mfo]

Awesomeness. I wonder what the power is

 

[Weegsta]

That's insane thanks for sharing!

 

[3zuli]

wondering if this can be done with other diodes too :thinking:

200 posts!!

 

[Elektrotechniker]

awesome!!!

 

[Greenmechanic]

Thank You all for your heartwarming comments.
It makes all the aggravation of (some) builds worth it, to hear + comments like these.
I too, am dying to know the mW output.
As I stated, my meter(s) only go up to 300mW, but this build will peg the analog meter, with a loud "boing"
Maybe >300?
These meters are calibrated for 632.8nm,
so they could be off by quite a bit.(15-20 years old also)
Could be off by several "Quite a bit's"
All I know for now is, This LCC is "smokin'":wave:

Need power testing NOW? If you want, PM me

Thanks Dustin, but my Kenometer should be here this week.:bowdown:

wondering if this can be done with other diodes too :thinking:

200 posts!!

Congratulations!!
I don't really know, but I believe it would help all LD's. I will have to do some reading.
Sort of like breaking-in a new car's motor.
Take it easy the first 500 miles.

 

[Asherz]

Very nice build, the awesomeness of lab builds

I've got a few small TEC's lying around from a failed LPM project, I might try and get one hooked up to cool a LOC.

I look forward to seeing the output also, keep us all updated!