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roeb
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I am going to be pulsing a laser diode at around 2 Watt (room temperature) with a frequency of around 1-10 MHz. Right now I'm planning on using 26 AWG wire. Anyone have any thoughts on whether this is okay? Is the gauge okay? Since it's pulsed I assume I don't have to worry as much about heat dissipation..
I'm not sure of the actual current draw but it should be around 1 - 2 amps.
According to this website http://wiki.xtronics.com/index.php/Wire-Gauge_Ampacity
the max free-air amperage is 2.2 A. I'm kind of skirting the boundary there...
Thanks,
roeb
I'm not sure of the actual current draw but it should be around 1 - 2 amps.
According to this website http://wiki.xtronics.com/index.php/Wire-Gauge_Ampacity
the max free-air amperage is 2.2 A. I'm kind of skirting the boundary there...
Thanks,
roeb
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