Facts not Fiction
Im sorry but there is indeed a design flaw in the MAXyz 200mw 660nm moduel. I read all the posts and I hear owners of this unit saying the same thing over and over. First lets clarify the poor documentation that comes with the TTL units
You can power the unit between 5-9volts. For testing you can tie the TTL line to + voltage STOP!!!!!
TTL can only handle +5volts. 9 Volts would burn the TTL circut which will leave the unit at (full power with no TTL control OR More commonly 1mw output with no way to increase power)
Clearly if you read the crapy sheet that came with the unit the instructions are faulty
2- Someone wrote "I think these units are overdriven"- to which I must respond "Of course they are" Its a 200 dollar unit putting out 200mw. There is nothing wrong with overdriving the unit as the end result would be a reduction in life expectancy 10,000hrs down to 6,000.
The Problem with MAXyz is that he is not upfront with the details
Yes we over drive the unit
Yes there is a problem with the written documentation and you should not tie TTL to +9v
Yes I have had many reports of failure
Folks I have a total of 1hr on my unit and its been repaired by MAXyz once already. I get zero response from him via email. This is not mud slinging, this is honest feedback about a product that has some problems. I have no confidence that I will ever hear from MAXyz again and my unit is damaged. Rather then complain lets all start sharing the fix for these units. I will bust mine open tonight and pinpoint the componet level failure. I assure you its TTL that is failing and this type of failure has 3 possible modes
no output
dim output
full output with no TTL control.
Chris..... Laserdisplay NYC
Licensed Laser Operator for over 10 years
ps- I my spelling slucks
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Originally Posted by skacutter
No problems at all!
and need a shop to bring them to light. I can not rely on ANY machine shop.
current dim- (and I can shrink it a bunch) 2.5 x 3.5 x 1.25" It is repeatable to >1 watt. I have made a 240 mw 405 as well, it will be upgradable to >1 watt as well. (I gots high hopes, may fall a bit short but I can try)
