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Sony 20x burners $24 at Newegg

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chido said:
Well I don't think you should ask daedal anything right now since he's busy with two GBs :eek:
You can always ask me, or if you want to ask somebody with more experience you can go with Gazoo. ;)
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Cool chido, i like people that offer help, ive read alot of your posts and yes gazoo has some time in here and seems to be a thorough open book as well.
peace.
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I would have gone with the senkat diode, but I've heard of some not so inspiring results recently. I think the local CompUSA is going (or maybe has gone) out of business. I think I'll make a stop there and see if there is anything left. Maybe I can pick up a burner with a closed can for learning material.
 
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geek said:
Sorry for the noob question, but do these open cans fit into the Aixiz housing? Any recommendations for sourcing a housing with a glass lens?
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meredith modules+5.6 to 9mm adapters are glass, and of high quality they go for around $45. Or, you could buy an aixiz module for $6, and a glass aixiz lens from Dr. Lava for $6.

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amk
 
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Hey, I was planning on making my first red burner(I just finished a blu-ray) soon (when I get enough money to buy diodes and driver components). and I saw these were 20x diodes at only $25! would you recommend getting one of these? I read pretty much the whole thread, and it looks like these are really good diodes. AND all the other drives I find are at least 40 dollars or more...

and will an AixiZ module heatsink one of these, cause I have a spare one sitting around that I could use.

edit: and I just saw that there might be a thread in the DIY and modding section, so I'll look for one there, too. unless somebody here can tell me where it is
 
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Of course you should get one of the diodes. ;D
And you need a heatsink that you can put your aixiz module into, just the module alone won't be enough to cool the diode.
 
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alright thanks

I've never bought a heatsink before(only laser I've built is the blu-ray, which doesn't even make the module warm...), so can anybody recommend a heatsink to buy?
 
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Abray said:
Hey, I was planning on making my first red burner(I just finished a blu-ray) soon (when I get enough money to buy diodes and driver components). and I saw these were 20x diodes at only $25! would you recommend getting one of these? I read pretty much the whole thread, and it looks like these are really good diodes. AND all the other drives I find are at least 40 dollars or more...

and will an AixiZ module heatsink one of these, cause I have a spare one sitting around that I could use.

edit: and I just saw that there might be a thread in the DIY and modding section, so I'll look for one there, too. unless somebody here can tell me where it is
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yea the monk has some of the best deals around when it comes to open cans
 
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The price of the Sony drive is back to normal. But it is still worth every penny of it due to the ease of harvesting the diode. I know I must have an unusually good diode and I got lucky. However anyone getting this diode will get at the very minimum 275mw's with 420ma's of current using a glass lens. Using an acrylic lens it would be 225mw's. Same with the diode from the Pioneer drive, but again the Sony drive is very easy to harvest.
 
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However anyone getting this diode will get at the very minimum 275mw's with 420ma's of current using a glass lens. Using an acrylic lens it would be 225mw's. Same with the diode from the Pioneer drive, but again the Sony drive is very easy to harvest.
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Just to add another '2 cents', I made two different lasers using the Pioneer 112D open can diodes. Both are running at 420mA's. The glass lens laser puts out 309mW's, and the acrylic lens laser puts out 247mW's.
Jay
 
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amkdeath said:
$25 Shipped!

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827136117

Imight try that one...
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It is a good deal but from what I have read it requires messing with the heatsink to get it out. Think I will stick with the Sony..it's a pretty safe bet the extraction will be successful every time.

BTW, remember how much I said I hated Lite-On drives? Look at the following picture and you will see why. I know someone else said they could be pried out, but I thought I would post the pic anyway for the hell of it.. ;D

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yep, i have torn apart 2 of these LGs.... it wasnt easy, it involved cutting on the heatsink, but once you pull them out, you'll have a heavy-duty red open can and a windowless IR.
 
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