Flexmod2 & 445 diode current

[Ubersapian]

Hi All ,

Just got my 2 diodes in the mail today ... Have housed them in an O-Like housing with glass lense and soldered Lasorb directly onto the anode/cathode.

Without having a thermal power meter at a guess if im running these diodes at around 750mA am i likely to be getting around 400-500mW output. Very little heat around the module itself over a 2 hour run allthough the flexmod was getting rather toasty

If I am to run them at say 1.5A i would need to resolder the low to high jumper on the flexmod2 right ? and this would give me 1000mW output ?

Cant wait to incorporate them into the projector im building.

Cheers

Brett

[Doc]

Providing that you have >9v supply you can drive them at 1A without reconfiguring your Flexmod by wiring the diodes in series.

You then keep the over voltage protection facility of the Flexmod.

[Ubersapian]

Thanks for that info Doc

I've just noticed that it my last post it looks as though i want to run the diodes as a dual setup ... errmmm a little too much power for me at moment .. my bad.

Question above about running at 1.5A refers to one diode only or is it likely to go pop.

-Brett

[norty303]

I'm getting about 520mW at 730mA through a 405 coated glass Aixiz lense if thats any help

[Doc]

You will have to reconfigure the driver for 1.5A, I think you will need TEC cooling and have to expect a shorter life.

[Ubersapian]

Thanks for that Norty ... think i might keep it down around 800mA ... I did try what i thought was an aixiz 405 coated lense but got crappy beam quality / divergence ... stuck with the 405 lense that came with the O-Like and got much better results

*yawns*

2am here ... time for bed