Hello and thank you for taking the time to listen to a first time poster.
I have a bag of 5V red lasers and I'm simply looking to wire up a simple circuit with lots of them. (I'm just looking to experiment and learn - please excuse my ignorance.)
I understand wiring up LEDs in series and parallel with a calculator like this:
http://led.linear1.org/led.wiz
QUESTION: Are lasers the same? Can I wire them up the same way according to voltage/current/resistance?
I've got the lasers, transformers/power supplies (AC to DC), and the buck converters needed. I only need to check to see if I'm making a big mistake in jumping from "LEDs with X voltage are like this" to "lasers with X voltage drops are the same".
Thanks in advance for any replies or help.
I have a bag of 5V red lasers and I'm simply looking to wire up a simple circuit with lots of them. (I'm just looking to experiment and learn - please excuse my ignorance.)
I understand wiring up LEDs in series and parallel with a calculator like this:
http://led.linear1.org/led.wiz
QUESTION: Are lasers the same? Can I wire them up the same way according to voltage/current/resistance?
I've got the lasers, transformers/power supplies (AC to DC), and the buck converters needed. I only need to check to see if I'm making a big mistake in jumping from "LEDs with X voltage are like this" to "lasers with X voltage drops are the same".
Thanks in advance for any replies or help.