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    Default 405nm bluray diode macros

    My bluray recently died from unknown causes so I took the diode below the threshold (still lases at about 1mW) and took these pics, I thought they were pretty interesting





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    what driver were you using for the diode?

    I have found that my diodes do not have a good life span if the DC supply is not very, very smooth and if the current regulator is not of a top notch quality. Having said that, cooling would be the second item of importance

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    When I killed my first one I ripped the can off and took some much closer close ups
    They are in my gallery but thats broken at the moment so here are 3 of my images
    Attached Thumbnails Attached Thumbnails bluray027.jpg  

    bluray023.jpg  

    bluray026.jpg  

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    Great photos! Well done!

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    Quote Originally Posted by chimo View Post
    Great photos! Well done!
    Ditto Rob. How do you get them big pics of such small objects?
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    That last one has a real sci-fi vibe to it!

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    I took them with a standard lens on my camera that goes in close anyway but onto the front of this I stuck an old lens from a video camera that I use as a magnifying class normally. It made a great macro lens combination.
    When the gallery returns you will see I have marked one image up to show the connections and internal components and where the 3 lasers are sited on top of each other

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    Great pics Rob. Do you know how this one died?
    I'm looking forward to receiving my order of 405nm diodes.

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    ive built two lasers around these 405nm diodes... and they do that exact same thing to me... they work fine for a while, then the next day i try to use it again and bam, tiny output...

    im using a power supply i got from meredith (LDD-10)

    i eventually just gave up... dont feel like wasting another $40 on a 3rd try :\

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    Strange, what driver do you use and at what current do you drive them?
    I use a d4drive and Robin was kind enough to suggest a few modifications since the BR-diodes are so sensitive to power supply fluctuations.

    Do you use a powersupply to drive the LDD-10? If so, maybe your powersupply has a turn on or off transient that you are not aware of? It is very easy to spot with a oscilloscope.
    Bulild a LM317 linear regulated supply and put that before the driver if you suspect that doesn't behave as it should, look in the LM317 datasheet for schematic.
    If you use a battery I have no idea what might be going on.

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