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Is it right? Laser Driver

david98xp
david98xp over 11 years ago

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I'm building a laser driver for a dvd laser burner. I needs 200-250 mA and 1.8-2.2V.

Is it the right setup? Is the trimpot setup correct? The multimetre shows6.43V and the trimpot doesn't seem to change anything.

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  • jw0752
    jw0752 over 11 years ago +1
    Hi Guys, I didn't like the way the pin out was labeled in my ST Data Sheet so I looked up an ON Data sheet that clarifies things. Here is a link to the ON LM317T data sheet: http://datasheet.octopart.com…
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  • supper_slash
    0 supper_slash over 11 years ago

    Afew questions first flease.

    1. What is your power source? (if its a battry, than the first diode is redundent,(not needed))
    2. Whats the part number for the pot?
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    0 supper_slash over 11 years ago in reply to supper_slash

    If its a battery, this would me my layout.

    if not, than i would keep your first diode in place, and add another cap to the front end directly before the LM317.

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    0 david98xp over 11 years ago in reply to supper_slash

    1. It's a 9V battery.

    2. I think this is what I have, 100ohm TrimPot

     

    http://jaycar.co.nz/productView.asp?ID=RT4640&w=100ohm+potentiometer&form=KEYWORD

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    0 david98xp over 11 years ago in reply to supper_slash

    1. It's a 9V battery.

    2. I think this is what I have, 100ohm TrimPot

     

    http://jaycar.co.nz/productView.asp?ID=RT4640&w=100ohm+potentiometer&form=KEYWORD

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    0 supper_slash over 11 years ago in reply to david98xp

    Ok, it looks to me from your diagram, that you may have the pot, contented to the wrong pin on the lm317, it needs to be connected to the adj pin on the lm317, to the middle pin on the pot.

    Than a ground ran over to the left pin on the pot.

    Than a resistor ran from the output on the lm317, through a diode, to the right pin on the pot.

    That should get you started, than look to my diagram if you are getting some movement on the output voltage, you may need to place caps to stable the output voltage.

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    0 david98xp over 11 years ago in reply to supper_slash

    That's a big help so the right pin connected to the resistor is the side with the "knob/screw"?

    Also thx Johnd

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    0 supper_slash over 11 years ago in reply to david98xp

    If you look, pin 3 has a "CW" over it.

    So that leads me to think the to out side pins are fixed at 100ohm's, and the center "#2" pin is the one that sweeps on the pot.

    And CW=Clockwise, means all the way clockwise, will give you pin 3 to pin 2 connection. (Very low resistance.)

    Thats the way my pots are anyways.

     

    Right side will be pin 1

    Center will be pin 2

    Left will be pin 3.

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