Borricks, I've killed a red diode

[tonyaztec]

I've recently built my first RGB projector using a 1 watt laserwave, a quad blue from Edison and also one of his quad reds, built them up all working lovely, but my scanners where dodgy.

I went to the recent UKLEM, projector preformed great apart from the scanners, I did turn me blue up a little and also what I thought was the TEC.

Yesterday I fitted a new set of scanners (thanks Rob) and wilst testing I noticed the temperature going up a little on the TEC, today I noticed that one of my red diodes died, just had a look and realised that when I thought I was turning up the TEC I was acctuarly overpowering my LPC 822s hence one dying.

I have a spare, just a pain in the butt, ohh well that the fun I guess.

Tony

[edison]

Tony, I can help you out shoot me a PM I,m might have something interesting for you

[Anthony]

Tony,

Thats sad to read...
Its never fun having a diode die on you.

I am interested in your setup.
1 watt of 532 and 455 is alot for a quad lpc822.

Was your color balance OK?
Wat currents were you driving the diodes and what was the output of the quad.

[tonyaztec]

It was my fault that the diode died, the white balance as im sure you no is not perfect, Ive got a long way to go but this is my first RGB.

My 445 is running at about 2.5w and the red was around 800mw, I would like to get a second quad in the future and use the opnext diodes, its all time and money, oh and wife approval.

I think Andy con has a picture from the UKLEM of the insides, maybe he would be kind enough to load it up for me