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    Adding a capacitor to protect FAPs when using cheap buck power supplies

    I plan on building a portable FAP laser. The idea is to use some cheap power supplies in parallel to power it. However the problems as I understand it are: 1) These power supplies don't like being wired in parallel because one might backdrive the other. - I plan to use Shottky diodes to...
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    FAP only drawing .4A??

    I went up to 2.2V but was afraid to go higher. Still didn't draw more than .5A
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    FAP only drawing .4A??

    Yep, it's the one I'm using. I figured I'd do 3A just to test the bars, but I'll try with some buck power supplies I got laying around, thanks!
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    FAP only drawing .4A??

    I bought 3 FAP-79-30c-800-B bars. One by one, I hooked them up to my Elenco power supply. I set the Voltage to 2V, but as I crank up the current it tops off at .4A. I am viewing everything through my Sionyx nightvision (for protection and to see the IR), and I see output, but not enough to...
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