Wiring help?

[andy_con]

I think thats how it should be done. Looks like you're trying to go through the Lasorb, which is designed to stop current / voltage I believe...

Excuse the drawing, I'm not much of an artist

see to me this looks like the diodes wont be protected as power goes straight to the diode and not via the lasorb

[White-Light]

isnt that parallel not series?

Yep thats parallel. Did you want series then after all?

[andy_con]

i want series

[Law99]

see to me this looks like the diodes wont be protected as power goes straight to the diode and not via the lasorb

LASORB is connected directly across the terminals of a laser diode, with the LDA terminal of LASORB connected to the Laser Diode Anode, and the LDK terminal connected to the Laser Diode Cathode.

Make sure they're both wired in the correct way! Also I thought they should be wired in parallel with each diode, which they are in my design... this allows them to 'absorb' any ESD shocks instead of the diode!

[andy_con]

Make sure they're both wired in the correct way! Also I thought they should be wired in parallel with each diode, which they are in my design... this allows them to 'absorb' any ESD shocks instead of the diode!

ok well if this is series then i need to alter mine. i just thought the lasorb needed to be before the diode to protect it.

[Law99]

http://www.lasorb.com/11_videos.htm
lasorb.PNG

Thats from the Lasorb website... I am pretty confident my diagram is correct! Hope so anyway before you blow up 2 diodes

[andy_con]

http://www.lasorb.com/11_videos.htm
lasorb.PNG

Thats from the Lasorb website... I am pretty confident my diagram is correct! Hope so anyway before you blow up 2 diodes

ok will alter tomorrow cheers

[White-Light]

Wouldn't this be series:

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Edit just seen laws diagram above, you want parallel.

[andy_con]

i want series not parallel

[Law99]

Diodes in series wiring to the driver. Lasorbs parallel to each diode for protection. As per my original diagram I beleive