Recent content by cheesemonster

The diode and driver kit were purchased from 250mW 405nm Blue Violet Laser Diode Module Kit AR Coated Glass Lens | eBay I don't think I overvolted it but I have to admit that I read a bunch of threads on this site explaining driver circuits and copped out by getting a kit. I adjusted the...

I removed the lens and got a similar pattern with less definition. I was going to post a photo but it has since quit emitting entirely. The board still has the same resistance values. It seems probably that I've buggered up the diode but I'm hoping to find out precisely how before I replace it...

I'll start with a disclaimer: I am very new to this so I tried searching the archive but I can't come up with a decent description of the phenomenon so I apologize if this is a common problem. I recently bought a kit for a 405nm 200mw laser and driver from ebay. I soldered the board and...