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    Default Need help fixing a laserwave driver (532 nm)

    Ok, so I managed to knock some components off the driver to my 400 mW laserwave green laser. I have soldered most back on, but there are two components that I have not managed to fix yet and I'd greatly appreciate your help in doing so.

    Specifically, the multi-turn potentiometer W2 and diode D1. I have no idea what these do, but I have no desire to power up the laser without at least W2 in place. I have measured the resistance of W2 to 51 kR between pin 1 and 2, but it received a pretty bad beating, so I don't know if that's the correct value.

    As for D1 it got completely knocked off and I haven't managed to find it (don't think I will either). I plan to replace it with a vanilla 1N4001 diode, but I need to know which direction it should be placed in.

    See the attached picture of the misery.
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    Hi Tocket

    W1 and D1 are vacant on mine too.


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    Hi Doc,

    You seem to have a different (newer?) version of the driver board. D1 and W2 only went missing now because the driver made an ungracious landing on its face after taking a dive off the table.

    With some help from our wonderful janitor I have now replaced the diode (which should apparently be placed in opposite direction to D13 on this driver).

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    Hi Tocket,
    W2 is for Threshold current setting, I had email you too, please attention.
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