Great to see a DIY these days...rare....but.....a fun ride !! I surly agree with Kecked...solider the leads to the C/A diode pins....Did your second diode fail with the leads soldiered ?? We have ALL killed a few diodes.....it is in the nature of DIY + electrostatically sensitive LD's.
I do not believe the Oclarro are more sensitive than the Mitsui's.
I suspect the Red driver may also be the issue...perhaps ? I have no experience with the Lovell drivers, adat, or usbstreamer.
Good luck and do keep us posted as to your results.
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