Question about volts, AA batteries, and sight line red lasers

Idk about the specific diode in your devices, but guessing it won’t hurt to do some tests. Adafruit provides voltage supply specs for the laser pointer they sell, 2.8-5.2V:

It would be a fair assumption that your lasers can also handle a tad over 5V. Current when driving leds near Vf can be a bit unpredictable, but I’m not sure if laser diodes behave the same. If you have a multimeter with current measuring abilities, you could measure draw to make sure it won’t be too much for your existing 5v source.

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