What is the difference between the diode used in the Spyder Arctic and the diode used in the Cobalt Series?
A. Without going into too much technical detail, our proprietary diode is capable of CW output of 1,250mw driven conservatively by a standard DrLava Micro Boost driver board, and a parallel 1N4004 and resistor. This means that any LASER you build with this diode has the capability of (at least) 25% more output power than the diode used in the Spyder III Arctic. If the DrLava driver does not supply the required current to the diode, you could add a resistor and 1N4004 diode in parallel with (+) side of the driver to supply additional current (say, 200mA) to the LASER diode. You would then adjust the driver to supply the remainder (majority) of the current. The diodes are used commercially for continuous output at 1,600mA. In order to keep within the diode’s operating specifications, you should not exceed this current value.
A. Without going into too much technical detail, our proprietary diode is capable of CW output of 2,000mw with our proprietary Linear Buck / Boost driver, and 1,250mw driven very conservatively by a standard DrLava Micro Boost driver board, and a parallel 1N4004 and resistor. This means that any LASER built with this diode has the capability of (at least) 25% more output power than the diode used in the Spyder III Arctic. If the DrLava driver does not supply the required current to the diode, you could add a resistor and 1N4004 diode in parallel with (+) side of the driver to supply additional current (say, 200mA) to the LASER diode. You would then adjust the driver to supply the remainder (majority) of the current. The diodes are used commercially for continuous output at 1,600mA. In order to keep within the diode’s operating specifications, you should not exceed this current value. With our proprietary driver board, the diode is capable of 2,000mw true output with adequate heat-sinki
