Anyone ever mess with this diode before??
Datasheet
These have popped up on eBay and I picked one up a while ago. I haven't done anything with mine yet, but I may fire it up soon if I get the time. They are cheap at least!
Sharp 638nm 180mW Orange Red Laser Diode LD Single Mode | eBay
I fear these will be another case of the "LPC-840" which turned out to be a dud. Hopefully these sellers are actually selling the diode they say they are.
Edit: Just ran a power test with my shitty variable PSU. It behaves like it is supposed to! I went to 310mA which is over driving it pretty hard, which is pretty unnecessary for a diode like this. You want to run them light to keep their wavelength lower. :)
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Datasheet
These have popped up on eBay and I picked one up a while ago. I haven't done anything with mine yet, but I may fire it up soon if I get the time. They are cheap at least!
Sharp 638nm 180mW Orange Red Laser Diode LD Single Mode | eBay
I fear these will be another case of the "LPC-840" which turned out to be a dud. Hopefully these sellers are actually selling the diode they say they are.
Edit: Just ran a power test with my shitty variable PSU. It behaves like it is supposed to! I went to 310mA which is over driving it pretty hard, which is pretty unnecessary for a diode like this. You want to run them light to keep their wavelength lower. :)
