Hello everyone I'm new here and i have already my first problem.
I'm making a homemade DVD laser burner and made a working driver already.
Tested it with a load using this scheme.
Laser driver - It can be done
Than I extracted a red DVD laser burner diode from a DVD-R/RW drive, but I cut of the heatsink, I tested which diode is the red one. The moment I found the red diode it was already shining dim. Far from what i have seen in this video at 1:00
How to Tell which Diode is Burning Red in a DVD Burner - YouTube
After i got the diode out and put it into my aixiz module, put on the lens, temp. soldered it to my driver board, connected a 9V battery to the driver board and set the potenciometer, so the resistance is set to 5ohm.
The diode was so dim i could barely see it. Even when focusing the lens, I can't see the dot 5m away on a white wall.
Then I searched on google about my problem and some people said the diode is dead.
If my diode is dead. Can you post some links to sites where they sell these type of red diodes.
Thx in advance
Best regards Bostjan
I'm making a homemade DVD laser burner and made a working driver already.
Tested it with a load using this scheme.
Laser driver - It can be done
Than I extracted a red DVD laser burner diode from a DVD-R/RW drive, but I cut of the heatsink, I tested which diode is the red one. The moment I found the red diode it was already shining dim. Far from what i have seen in this video at 1:00
How to Tell which Diode is Burning Red in a DVD Burner - YouTube
After i got the diode out and put it into my aixiz module, put on the lens, temp. soldered it to my driver board, connected a 9V battery to the driver board and set the potenciometer, so the resistance is set to 5ohm.
The diode was so dim i could barely see it. Even when focusing the lens, I can't see the dot 5m away on a white wall.
Then I searched on google about my problem and some people said the diode is dead.
If my diode is dead. Can you post some links to sites where they sell these type of red diodes.
Thx in advance
Best regards Bostjan