This post is pretty simple: do lasers have a general working voltage just based on their power output (mW) or some other statistic?
I ask because I have seen several lasers now that have different "working voltages" based on what site I'm looking at so I'd like to just be able to look at one statistic and know what voltage the laser needs to perform at its peak. As you may know their are MANY lasers that say they require 2 X 16340s or 2 X 18350s, but whenever I see this I think, "can I just use a single 18650 instead and get 3500mAh instead of the horrible 1200mAh that dual 16340s/18350s hold?" I know dual 16340s/18350s will give 8.4V (7.4V nominal) so this is why I ask if there is any way to tell a laser's working voltage based on mW or some other statistic. Thanks!
I ask because I have seen several lasers now that have different "working voltages" based on what site I'm looking at so I'd like to just be able to look at one statistic and know what voltage the laser needs to perform at its peak. As you may know their are MANY lasers that say they require 2 X 16340s or 2 X 18350s, but whenever I see this I think, "can I just use a single 18650 instead and get 3500mAh instead of the horrible 1200mAh that dual 16340s/18350s hold?" I know dual 16340s/18350s will give 8.4V (7.4V nominal) so this is why I ask if there is any way to tell a laser's working voltage based on mW or some other statistic. Thanks!