I am building a laser tripwire system but it constantly goes on and off several times an hour. Currently we have some cheap Chinese 50mw green lasers inside some metal heasink housings with a 1.5cm fan on the back. We are finding that over a month, their intensity starts dropping and they start failing.
I don't really have any experience with lasers, what determines their overall reliability/durability? They seem to be dying and having to be replaced every month.
I don't really have any experience with lasers, what determines their overall reliability/durability? They seem to be dying and having to be replaced every month.