Recent content by BlueWolf

Thanks for your wisdom Cyparagon...but actually I was asking why the current limiting module through which the voltage was being driven failed or whether it was indeed just a voltage issue and nothing to do with current at all. Cheers :)

Hi Things...I thought as much...just looking to confirm...I've got three new modules so I will begin work on a driver with regulated current and see how it goes...the only reason I was unsure was that it was running through a module and not direct to the diode (ie the 555 circuit was not the...

I get the thing with the voltage...let's rephrase the question ... why did it happily emit for a number of days experimenting before suddenly dying without any warning or sign...the circuit is a 555 astable providing a trigger to the TIP32 which opened a 6v channel through the gate...pulsing at...

Sorry ... I don't think pulsing overclocks per se... I was running 6V through the TIP32 .. and the module was rated at 3V...as I noted though it seemed to work fine for quite a while and then suddenly....no more

Hi all...so I'm guessing that voltage not current control may have resulted in runaway current burn out but I'm not sure...I have a 10mw green laser module...standard module driver + diode in housing... I made a little circuit with a 555 and Tip32...thought pulsing would allow a little...