Help with xbox360 laser

use 9v battery for blu-ray diodes, or 3 x 3v lithiums.

that's because the micro drive takes up 2.25v and the blu-ray diode up to 5v or even 6v depending on what power you run it at.

all the best.

Not necessarily, I've ran a few PHR's with little as 7.5 v with rkcstr's micro-drive. I'm running a 6x with 8.4. Sure' it may be better to have surplus voltage to an extent but the extra voltage is just converted into excess heat most of the time.

To the O.P. , just make sure you have enough to run it. The driver (rkcstr's anyway) needs 2. something then most blu-rays need 5 v at the most. Higher powers need a little over five sometimes. Over 8v and you're good to go for a PHR with a rkcstr driver.

Thanks, finaly someone who isn't telling me i need something that i already know or saying stuff like that if you scroll up from this you can see its pretty flooded with people saying that but thanks for some usefull info
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No problem, kinda why I quit posting and visiting the site here. It's just as easy to answer a simple question as to supply a snide remark or be mean about it I'm not referring to anyone in particular but that is the general rule for new people here. Ask a question, get a semi-rude remark, rinse and repeat, defend yourself and God forbid you do that, people's buddies jump in, ect. Hey, it's still the internet.

If you have any trouble and I can help you PM me, I remember what it was like having trouble with my first DIY laser. Wasn't that long ago at all.... LOL

If you're using a flexdrive you'll need 3v to 5.5v, if you're using some other boost driver you may only need 1.5v to 3v, if you're using some other driver you may need more.

Since you didn't mention anything about a host or a driver or a module at all, have only 7 posts, and only asked about batteries I assumed you were talking about hooking it directly to batteries.

What kind of batteries you need will be determined by what kind of driver you're using and what kind of host you're putting it into. If you're putting it in a keychain host with a flexdrive you're going to need a single tiny high powered lithium battery, whereas if you're using a big project box with a LM317T based driver you can use half a dozen AA batteries, a 3 cell lithium polymer pack, 8 nickle cadmiums, a lead acid car battery, anything really. If you're looking to make a lab module you can skip batteries and use a wall wart or a computer power supply on a number of other things.

(Of course, if you really do have a driver you already know what voltage it needs, and if you already have a host/heatsink you'll know what batteries fit inside it, so obviously if you're asking these things... Yeah.)

XinwxHleak, if you use Dr Lava's Flexdrive, it will boost/buck the voltage given a lower voltage input. Therefore you could even run a blu-ray diode on a lithium battery. It will drain more current to step the voltage up to the required voltage.

cheers.

alright stop posting with my name u creeps btw no i didnt expect to just hook it up to battery i know that dumb its kind of like a no shet thing yeesh
if your one of the few people who ACTULY HELPED then
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but if ur just one of thoes bums who posted in my name like "XinwxHleak : blah blah balh" then :na: usuk

sorry just wanted u to know mine was a reply to your question. just trying to help.

ok first of all did it look like this??



if so then you have to look for this



the small round part will be pressed/glued into place on the outside of the phr sled.. you can use a pin or something like that to pry it out!

from the back it should look something like this.... (except yours will have a ribbon cable attached!)



hope that helped! -Adrian