The point of this thread which will be a work in progress is to help anyone to build a laser keeping things as simple as possible. It's come to my attention over the few years that I have been here and all the never ending questions like "I want to build a laser with this diode so which driver do I use and how do I wire it?" that we need a guide that isn't spread out all over the place. There's tons of great information here about specific things such as how a driver works but reality is you don't need to know how to build one yourself to pick out the parts and put them together properly. I know from asking the questions myself that many of us that have been around for years still rely on someone else either telling us what driver to buy, purchasing the driver with the diode or searching around to see what others have done.
So, what I'm looking to do here is keep things as simple as possible but also add links at the bottom to threads that cover things like how a driver works so anyone can learn more about those things if they want too.
What I NEED though is as much help as I can get to make this a success and hopefully turn it into something sticky worthy. I have put together some information so far and in particular Grainde has been a great help and if it is possible somehow to RE him, please give him props.
Help means corrections, additions, making the format great etc... I find it hard to believe that this wouldn't be a great help for so many present and future members. I have lots of experience spending hours with the search function trying to get the information that I need on my own and I'm sure many would agree with that.
A few things we really need are a SIMPLE guide to how to choose which driver for which diode such as with "this" diode I list do you use a boost, buck, linear etc. I know that some of you out there know that information and could probably say it in you sleep. The question is will you help make this a great help for everyone or not?
What I would really like to see is a list of every driver we can come up with just as I did for the diodes and give their dimensions, type (such as boost/buck), continuous positive, negative or neutral, output range, input range etc.
What I would like added to the diodes is manufacturers rating, recommended setting and output and pinout using and showing a pic of a standard 3 pin diode.
I'm looking for suggestions for anything that is really necessary to complete a build without the "fluff" which will be in links at the bottom.
This is what I have so far using copy/paste from a different thread I had started and was putting this together in:
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Here's the list I have of diodes and if I don't have a -,+ or n then I need others to verify what they are and of course also correct any mistakes. Also need to know if the diode is single mode and the can size.
405nm
BDR-209 (16x) n (single mode) 3.8mm
BDR-203 (8x) n
BDR-s03 (8x) n
GGW-H20L (6x) n
PHR-803T n
PHR-805T n
SLD3234VF n
SF-AW210 (4x) n
S06J (12x) n (single mode) 5.6mm
445nm
9MM n 9mm
A130 n 5.6mm
A140 n 5.6mm
M140 n 5.6mm
450nm
NDB7A75 n 9mm
NDB7K75 n 9mm
NUBM44 n 9mm
PL450 n 3.8mm
PL450B n (single mode) 3.8mm
PLP450 n (single mode) 5.6mm
PLTB450B n 5.6mm
462nm
M462 n 5.6mm
NDB7675 n 9mm
465nm
NUBM07E n 9mm
515nm
JLD5130A-O1Y n
NDG4216 n (single mode) 3.8mm
520nm
NDG7475 n 9mm
NDG700 n 9mm
NUGM01T n 9mm
PLP520-B1 n 5.6mm
PL520 n 3.8mm
532nm modules +
635nm
HL638DG -
HL6388MG -
Sanyo 20mW -
Sanyo 40mW -
638nm
HL63133DG (Opnext/Oclaro) n (single mode) 5.6mm
HL63193MG (Oclaro) n 5.6mm
HL63603TG (Opnext/Oclaro) n (single mode) 3.8mm
HL6388MG (Opnext/Oclaro) - 5.6mm
ML520G55 (Mitsubishi) n (single mode) 5.6mm
ML501P73 (Mitsubishi) n 5.6mm
650nm
what happened to all these diodes?
660nm
BDR-203 -
BDR-205 -
LPC-815 - 5.6mm
LPC-826 - 5.6mm
ML101J27 -
685nm
HLD68503SKSJ n 5.6mm
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Assuming standard battery configuration of positive to head and negative to tail cap ie case negative host:
Driver neither continuous negative, nor case positive:
Diode neutral - ok
Diode negative - isolate
Diode positive - isolate
Driver continuous negative:
Diode neutral - ok
Diode negative - ok
Diode positive - isolate (current will flow from driver L+ to bat -) Diode will probably survive
Driver continuous positive:
Diode neutral - ok
Diode negative - isolate (direct short over diode - not regulated will kill diode)
Diode positive - isolate (battery direct short) Battery will get very hot and could vent, but diode might survive
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Assuming IR laser configuration negative to head and positive to tail cap ie case positive host:
Driver neither continuous negative, nor case positive:
Diode neutral - ok
Diode negative - isolate
Diode positive - isolate
Driver continuous negative:
Diode neutral - ok
Diode negative - isolate (battery direct short) Battery will get very hot and could vent, but diode might survive
Diode positive - isolate (direct short over diode - not regulated will kill diode)
Driver continuous positive:
Diode neutral - ok
Diode negative - isolate (direct short over diode - not regulated will kill diode)
Diode positive - ok
So, what I'm looking to do here is keep things as simple as possible but also add links at the bottom to threads that cover things like how a driver works so anyone can learn more about those things if they want too.
What I NEED though is as much help as I can get to make this a success and hopefully turn it into something sticky worthy. I have put together some information so far and in particular Grainde has been a great help and if it is possible somehow to RE him, please give him props.
Help means corrections, additions, making the format great etc... I find it hard to believe that this wouldn't be a great help for so many present and future members. I have lots of experience spending hours with the search function trying to get the information that I need on my own and I'm sure many would agree with that.
A few things we really need are a SIMPLE guide to how to choose which driver for which diode such as with "this" diode I list do you use a boost, buck, linear etc. I know that some of you out there know that information and could probably say it in you sleep. The question is will you help make this a great help for everyone or not?
What I would really like to see is a list of every driver we can come up with just as I did for the diodes and give their dimensions, type (such as boost/buck), continuous positive, negative or neutral, output range, input range etc.
What I would like added to the diodes is manufacturers rating, recommended setting and output and pinout using and showing a pic of a standard 3 pin diode.
I'm looking for suggestions for anything that is really necessary to complete a build without the "fluff" which will be in links at the bottom.
This is what I have so far using copy/paste from a different thread I had started and was putting this together in:
************************************************** ********
Here's the list I have of diodes and if I don't have a -,+ or n then I need others to verify what they are and of course also correct any mistakes. Also need to know if the diode is single mode and the can size.
405nm
BDR-209 (16x) n (single mode) 3.8mm
BDR-203 (8x) n
BDR-s03 (8x) n
GGW-H20L (6x) n
PHR-803T n
PHR-805T n
SLD3234VF n
SF-AW210 (4x) n
S06J (12x) n (single mode) 5.6mm
445nm
9MM n 9mm
A130 n 5.6mm
A140 n 5.6mm
M140 n 5.6mm
450nm
NDB7A75 n 9mm
NDB7K75 n 9mm
NUBM44 n 9mm
PL450 n 3.8mm
PL450B n (single mode) 3.8mm
PLP450 n (single mode) 5.6mm
PLTB450B n 5.6mm
462nm
M462 n 5.6mm
NDB7675 n 9mm
465nm
NUBM07E n 9mm
515nm
JLD5130A-O1Y n
NDG4216 n (single mode) 3.8mm
520nm
NDG7475 n 9mm
NDG700 n 9mm
NUGM01T n 9mm
PLP520-B1 n 5.6mm
PL520 n 3.8mm
532nm modules +
635nm
HL638DG -
HL6388MG -
Sanyo 20mW -
Sanyo 40mW -
638nm
HL63133DG (Opnext/Oclaro) n (single mode) 5.6mm
HL63193MG (Oclaro) n 5.6mm
HL63603TG (Opnext/Oclaro) n (single mode) 3.8mm
HL6388MG (Opnext/Oclaro) - 5.6mm
ML520G55 (Mitsubishi) n (single mode) 5.6mm
ML501P73 (Mitsubishi) n 5.6mm
650nm
what happened to all these diodes?
660nm
BDR-203 -
BDR-205 -
LPC-815 - 5.6mm
LPC-826 - 5.6mm
ML101J27 -
685nm
HLD68503SKSJ n 5.6mm
************************************************** ********
Assuming standard battery configuration of positive to head and negative to tail cap ie case negative host:
Driver neither continuous negative, nor case positive:
Diode neutral - ok
Diode negative - isolate
Diode positive - isolate
Driver continuous negative:
Diode neutral - ok
Diode negative - ok
Diode positive - isolate (current will flow from driver L+ to bat -) Diode will probably survive
Driver continuous positive:
Diode neutral - ok
Diode negative - isolate (direct short over diode - not regulated will kill diode)
Diode positive - isolate (battery direct short) Battery will get very hot and could vent, but diode might survive
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Assuming IR laser configuration negative to head and positive to tail cap ie case positive host:
Driver neither continuous negative, nor case positive:
Diode neutral - ok
Diode negative - isolate
Diode positive - isolate
Driver continuous negative:
Diode neutral - ok
Diode negative - isolate (battery direct short) Battery will get very hot and could vent, but diode might survive
Diode positive - isolate (direct short over diode - not regulated will kill diode)
Driver continuous positive:
Diode neutral - ok
Diode negative - isolate (direct short over diode - not regulated will kill diode)
Diode positive - ok