Yeah, Someone gave me one of those to fix
Turns out.. it was a Leadlight inside.
And , it was also supposed to be a 100mW unit.
Humm.. Musta been a pick of the litter of Leadlights.
You know how rare it is to find a Leadlight that'l do 100mW.
yeah,.. Thats what I thought.
At least it had an IR filter on it.
That diode had to be smokin'
thats the reason they dont last long.
Im also guilty of made-up green lasers using Leadlight modules
in one of our heatsinks...
But that was to keep-em on the cheap before the over-seas manu's
came along and flooded the market.
But I wouldnt take it over 50mW..
I like to run them at about 30mW for long life..
My rule of thumb.. Is to run a laser diode at half its capable power...
Keep it cool..
And maybe it will last a few thousand hours.
On getting one replaced... Good luck.
It would have to be sent back over-seas to get a replacement
or credit issued to them..
So, Its not worth their time... To Them.
The just want cash flow it seems... cant blame them.
At least if one of ours goes bad.. I wont leave you in the dark !!!
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