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- The laser diode needs proper cooling contact. Mount a peace piece of indium foil (see BOM) between the laser diode and the copper heatsink.
- With these handling notes in mind, mount the laser diode on the Micro Chip Laser Block using the screws that came with the diode.
- Then solder 2 cables to the tongues of the diode. We recommend using a solder station with ESD protection. We recommend highly flexible silicone cable in red (plus) and black (minus), See picture for polarity.
- Add zip ties to add pull relief to the cables
- route the cables to the laser diode driver and connect them there
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