Hello, does anybody know if the 589nm laseres which CNI produces (those which Dragonlasers calls "Spartan") use linear or switch mode laser drivers?
I am asking because I'd like to modify one.
Having a 589nm with visible beam must be awesome but sometimes I want to make it eye safe. For this case I wanted to build a little switch mode driver in thes size of an 16340 battery and use a 16340 battery to drive the laser.
The switch mode driver will output a lower voltage so the laser does not operate at full power.
If they use linear drivers it should be easy to do such a modification. If they use a switch mode driver I would have to look up how they behave.
I am asking because I'd like to modify one.
Having a 589nm with visible beam must be awesome but sometimes I want to make it eye safe. For this case I wanted to build a little switch mode driver in thes size of an 16340 battery and use a 16340 battery to drive the laser.
The switch mode driver will output a lower voltage so the laser does not operate at full power.
If they use linear drivers it should be easy to do such a modification. If they use a switch mode driver I would have to look up how they behave.