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Is this a good idea, just wondering. Has anyone used a buck converter this way ? I guess startp spike would be a problem if there is one.

Hi, I bought 1W 445nm diode, and this driver High Current LM358 Laser Diode Driver (405nm / 445nm / 635nm / 650nm / IR Diodes) - OdicForce I dont have 1n4004 , I can get hold of other diodes from cheapo PSU's, Will they work ? I guess it depends on how much voltage they drop,right ? Thanks...

Basically what the title says - in visibility chart 638 is a fair amount higher than 445nm higher but 2W is almost the triple amount in power. Maybe someone here has those those two lasers and can say from experience wich is brighter. Thanks in advance !

These can, I shorted the battery to my 6 amp meter and it maxed it out, they are ''super heavy duty'' lol :wave: No success, still the same power.... Nothings changed.

I took the heatsink off, take a look ! Seems to be 1ohm but There are actually two of them (ive seen these drivers previously in ebay too, all of them had one resistor tho) Increasing voltage didn't help - 7 v fixed to 6x 1.5v = 9 volts batteries (at load about 8.4) made NO difference in...

I know it's a very rough measure, I saw power to ma charts for M140 using 3 element glass lens. anyway, I measured the the mw using IR thermometer method and I it turns out abut 950mw. I think it is pretty accurate reading because this laser can do things 1W should do, igniting match the hard...

I got the driver from Odicforce, in the spec it said too that it requires x3 3.7v li'ons. I asked Odic personally and he said the ideal voltage for the input should be 8-8.5 volts....:yabbem: P.S The driver is set at almost 2 amps, the diode just isn't "eating" the current, but the output is of...

Hello, while rnning M140 from driver I measured the voltage and it was 4.36 volts wich kinda seems a bit low for M140, right ? The driver is 2.0 amp LM358 IC with Mosfet, Im running driver off an 7 volt fixed votage PSU, driver is set at max current but the didoe is just "eating" 900-1000ma...

Hello, a quick question, can m140 445nm diode work in negative temp minus -1 to -10 celsius, ofcourse if there is no condensation hazard in the diode ?

Hello, I have 2 questions about M140 diode. first one - What are the signs if laser is overheating ? It will lose power dramatically but are there any other signs ? Second - In a nutshell, what is the best way to test laser stability without using proper LPM ? Im trying to build continuous...

Thanks for good words ! :) Haven't really tried, in 20c room running few minutes heatsink just gets a little warm ! I used very high quality silkpads from HP Server PSU, and the module was pressed in very tightly into the heatsink !

Hey ! Heatsink is made out of old athlon series CPU heatsink, and the big disc is a motor rotor from an old VCR player :) Here is a video of how I built it https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BnzpOSjTB-Q&list=UUNSenUf8G2IqHHBwpMtj9wg

Greetings fellas ! :D Recently I started my own little business and Iv'e been pumping every cent into resurrecting my ""2W"" monster, wich (apparently) died of bad Chinese driver (Laser was eating 1.6 amps but still showed 140mw output if I remember correctly). So I recently ordered M140 diode...

So, yeah, turns out the laser diode is damaged too so it is end for this laser..... But I will be back - I will get a proper driver and another M140 diode. This is a good lesson NOT to use crappy Chinese drivers.... By the way, measuring laser power usng IR thermometer method it turned out...

I turned on driver without any load and measured just the volts at output, without any laser diode/