Just wanted to let you know that I ordered another diode from Radiant Electronics - Home and the laser worked perfect when I soldered on your leads.
Thanks,
Sean
ok so i disconnected the negative pin from the case pin and it is still only letting out a little light and heating up. Could it be that I got screwed by somebody and they gave me a lower mw diode than i paid for?
Hey Jay,
I got the stuff you sent me and soldered the case pin to my negative pin(i saw that on a tutorial) and then the pins to the leads but when i put in the battery and turned it on there wasnt even a beam of light there was light like a flashlight(and not much of it) and around the...