Recent content by DarthNilly

Man, if only I had 300 dollars....

Awesome. Thanks for the info, guys. Sam's Laser FAQ is huge! I'll have to check out eBay. :D

Hey guys. I'm fairly new to these forums, and it really is a great community. There's tons of info on lasers here; it's a great place for one to get into the laser hobby. I've read mfo's guide. It's great, and it gives a lot of info on building diode lasers. I've searched all around the forum...

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Wow. Talk about being careful. Yeah, I made sure I did it on the right pins. I may have just shorted it out. Thanks for the tips, I'll try some of those out on my next diode. If it ever arrives... :P

So after reading a TON of information from this forum and other places, I decided to do my first laser build. I ordered a PHR in AiXiZ module from Kendall, and a rkcstar driver. Set it to 110 mA, soldered it all together... and it didn't work. I'm assuming that I overheated the diode, even...