SF-AW210 RGV Projector

So I'm working on my first RGV build now but run into a little snag...I have the "6x" SF-AW210 405nm with the 405-G-1 glass lens mod but I'm not sure what to run it at to ensure a healthy life but still be as bright as possible.

The diode is mounted in a solid chunk of aluminum so heat shouldn't be a problem..

There is some info on the diode here if anyone is interested...(seem to have mixed results)
http://www.laserpointerforums.com/fo...m=1237590110/0

any help would be appreciated
Thanks,
-Brooks

In my opinion, for any reliable operation in a projector, 150mW out of the 6x diodes was a good point. If you're feeling edgy, 200mW is the most I would push this to.

This obviously applies to the GGW sleds. I have a couple of these, but havn't had the time to test them as I did the older ones...

Let me know what you find out :)

--DDL

so do you think that 170ma would be fine...that should be ~~200-210mw with the lens mod :D

this is to be used with 100mw 532nm and ~200+mw 650nm LOC

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Originally Posted by KGB Production

so do you think that 170ma would be fine...that should be ~~200-210mw with the lens mod :D

this is to be used with 100mw 532nm and ~200+mw 650nm LOC

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That could be okay. I have personally not tested these yet, so I cannot tell you how well they'd perform. I would say that 200mW should be a fair enough power for a short period of time :)

I personally set mine at 150mW ;)

--DDL

These diodes, at least the three that i've had, are impressive.

I have one that was doing 290mW @ 215-220mA and that's through a crappy aixiz acrylic lens. Lots of power...

the others were a bit more tame, but still quite a bit of power doing 240-250mW @ 198mA through the same lens.

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Originally Posted by GooeyGus

These diodes, at least the three that i've had, are impressive.

I have one that was doing 290mW @ 215-220mA and that's through a crappy aixiz acrylic lens. Lots of power...

the others were a bit more tame, but still quite a bit of power doing 240-250mW @ 198mA through the same lens.

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What's the life expectancy like on these ones at these powers? >:)

--DDL

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Originally Posted by daedal

What's the life expectancy like on these ones at these powers? >:)

--DDL

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I had one that ran for close to 25 hours with absolutely no power loss until I got it a bit too close to the business end of a running HeNe tube. It caught a little spark and that's all she wrote. But, the others are doing fine. I would think that ~200mA would live for a while, but no one really knows because these just hit the market. I mean, some of these diodes will do close to 200mW @ 150mA, with an aixiz lens, so imagine a GOOD lens. You'd be getting around 250+mW with only 150mA of current which I think would live for a long time.

So I Finally have my diode all set up with the glass lens mod in my projector but Im not sure what to set it at..


This is with the 405-G-1 glass lens:
130ma-191mw
150ma-241mw
180ma-284mw
200ma-335mW


I want this to be as powerful as possible but not enough to dramatically shorten its life.

Any thoughts????????