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Using a diode from LG GCC-4522B worth it?

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So i dissasambled the old LG GCC-4522B thats manufactured May 2005 and its a IDE drive and i we looked that it is a 16x Drive...
Is it worth putting in the Aixiz Module i bought in Ebay?
And the Drive is a CD-RW/DVD-ROM Drive it says on the top
i have allready got the laser extracted :drool:
Thanks cause this is my first post :)
 





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Sorry but what you have is an infrared diode. It's not worth using as it is barely visible. What you need is a diode from a DVD-RW.
 
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So the CD-RW means that it writes CDs? and DVD-ROM means that it reads DVDs?
Am i correct?
 
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Okay now i found another drive in my parts Room
Its a NEC ND-4550A DVDr/RW & CD-R/RW Drive dunno if its 16x or 20x (now i think its a 16x drive. says 16x DVD-R/RW speed)
Will that one Burn? :D
 
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It should burn. Take it apart and see if it has a round diode because there are some burners that have square diodes which are unusable.

Don't forget to get safety glasses that block 650nm before burning with the laser.
 
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any idea how powerfull the laser is? any suggested mA and nm?
just so i get the right driver for it?
 
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Woow looked heavy duty built cause theres damping material everywhere and its nicely built labeling everything :D still not dissasambled the whole thing yet
 
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both laser diodes are now extracted and they are round but they are in a small squere Aluminium housing and ill try to get them out
 
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Angelofhevn said:
any idea how powerfull the laser is? any suggested mA and nm?
just so i get the right driver for it?
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nm is the wavelength of the laser. It will be around 650nm. You need to harvest the diode first so that you know if its usable or not.

Post pics.
 
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i got now 2 diodes one where the pins are like this

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and one with pins like this:
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in a row... i assume the red visable is the non row...?
 
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Post pics of the diode and the sled. Include part numbers if present. The one with the inline pins are most likely IR.
 
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It should be able to put out at least 200mW. Post pics of the diode so we can tell what it is.
 
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I found a text that has no color on the diode and it says "L96 55A4"
Damn cant upload pictures cause their size is too big... :/
 
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Upload it to imgur. You can resize it there. You can also use MS paint.
 
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