Laser Diode Help

Hey All,

I salvaged a 30mW green laser diode from a machine that broke earlier today. I am wondering what would be the quickest and simplest way to wire this thing up so I can use it?

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Best Regards!

That looks like a magnificent laser, but we can't read the part number from here. We also can't see the machine you took it out of or guess its model number.

you need a current controller


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you may need to adjust value of r1