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Well i bought a kit from jay, which was probably one of the best kits ive ever worked with for anything. All i had to do was solder the 2 wires from the diode to the ones from the driver, which i think i managed to screw up . It was working fine for a little while after i managed to figure out how to get it to focus... the little black lens ring in the aixiz wouldnt turn with the nut. I dont know if its suposed to or not but oh well, it works.
Later on after i got done messing arround i tried to focus it so i could burn a match at a bigger distance. (got one at about 4ft prior to this!!) When i soldered the wires from the diode my dad insisted that it wouldnt matter if we trimmed them down shorter, so my best estimate i have some where near a half inch of spare wire in there. Because of the extra wire i couldnt get it to tighten up perfectly in the head, so sometimes it would twist the wires... i think. Anyway i was adjusting the focus and the laser just shut off. I think i may have shorted something out on the driver. I wont know that till i get home though.
I ended up picking up a multimeter on my way to work today, so im assuming that if i put the clips or polls where the wires connect to the diode i should get a reading from there even if the diode is dead. From the first look at the innards last night after it shut down all of the connections seem unbroken and the side of the driver, although close isnt touching the side of the host. If i dont get a reading is it safe to assume it might be a wiring issue or i shorted the driver? Also if i did short the driver is there any way to reset it or am i SOL.
Thanks in advanced for the replys, i really hope i can fix this... damn do i love blu ray lol.
Dave, the most massive noob the world may ever know
QUICK EDIT: I checked the battery, its still close to full acording to my battery meter
Later on after i got done messing arround i tried to focus it so i could burn a match at a bigger distance. (got one at about 4ft prior to this!!) When i soldered the wires from the diode my dad insisted that it wouldnt matter if we trimmed them down shorter, so my best estimate i have some where near a half inch of spare wire in there. Because of the extra wire i couldnt get it to tighten up perfectly in the head, so sometimes it would twist the wires... i think. Anyway i was adjusting the focus and the laser just shut off. I think i may have shorted something out on the driver. I wont know that till i get home though.
I ended up picking up a multimeter on my way to work today, so im assuming that if i put the clips or polls where the wires connect to the diode i should get a reading from there even if the diode is dead. From the first look at the innards last night after it shut down all of the connections seem unbroken and the side of the driver, although close isnt touching the side of the host. If i dont get a reading is it safe to assume it might be a wiring issue or i shorted the driver? Also if i did short the driver is there any way to reset it or am i SOL.
Thanks in advanced for the replys, i really hope i can fix this... damn do i love blu ray lol.
Dave, the most massive noob the world may ever know
QUICK EDIT: I checked the battery, its still close to full acording to my battery meter