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    Default Analogue tester???

    How would you guys like a little battery powered box that will provide adjustable power between 0 and 5 volts for testing analogue lasers? It would have a readout of the absolute voltage.
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    I don't know what others do, but we just use a lab power supply with voltage readout..
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    That is usually how I do it as well but not everyone can afford to spend $150 or more on a decent power supply. It would be nice if there was just something small that would be able to be taken as diagnostics.
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    Isn't that VERY simple to design/make?

    4x 1,5V AA battery, 5V regulator, some potmeters (RGBVYC + int) and DB-25 output? In a small neat box?

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    The problem with potentiometers is that they arent linear all the way round. Your laser brightness would slowly creep up, and when you hit a certain point on the pot, it would rapidly increase in brightness.

    He also said it would have a readout to tell you what voltage its outputting.

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    Err, you can buy pots that are linear and buy ones (usually used for audio) that are logarithmic.

    If you just use the linear ones you should have no problem.

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    You need to add a function generator. Most analog lasers don't react the same to a dc signal as an analog signal. You need the function generator to look for problems in blanking.

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