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DX50 cap removing - mission impossible
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rog8811
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You will see posts from some people who have taken a DX apart without damaging the cap or barrel....I am not one of them 
fortunately I take them apart to use the modules so it doesn't matter that the case is kn*ckered.
They are very well put together these days, you will just have to get phisical with it I am afraid.
Regards rog8811
fortunately I take them apart to use the modules so it doesn't matter that the case is kn*ckered.They are very well put together these days, you will just have to get phisical with it I am afraid.
Regards rog8811
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Here's how i go about it:
- heat the cap a bit, i often use the stove, be careful it doesnt get scalding hot as not do damage the laser.
- clamp the cap in a vice with some cloth in between.
- wiggle and twist the rest of the laser out of the cap.
it doesnt come off that easy the first time usually, and i haven't found a way to remove it without using a table vice.
- heat the cap a bit, i often use the stove, be careful it doesnt get scalding hot as not do damage the laser.
- clamp the cap in a vice with some cloth in between.
- wiggle and twist the rest of the laser out of the cap.
it doesnt come off that easy the first time usually, and i haven't found a way to remove it without using a table vice.
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I gave up on mine as well. Tried the blocks and the vice, it just didn't budge and I didn't want to wreck it. I didn't try heat though.
It's probably better that way anyway because I was going to mount an IR filter inside the cap. I've recently realized that doing that would have overheated the innards pretty fast, so I'm glad I never got it open, in hindsight.
Good luck with yours! Let us know if the heat works for you.
Cheers, CC
It's probably better that way anyway because I was going to mount an IR filter inside the cap. I've recently realized that doing that would have overheated the innards pretty fast, so I'm glad I never got it open, in hindsight.
Good luck with yours! Let us know if the heat works for you.
Cheers, CC
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Nope, all you can do is keep at it......I got to the stage where I just chucked them up in the lathe and turned the cap off....................
Regards rog8811
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as a last resort - Peter Gabriel and 'Sledge-hammer'
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i had to use two pairs of vicegrips to get my friend's DX30 apart, scratched it kinda bad but i did get it off
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trueHOUSE said:i tryed with the vice grip method and i put an old sock
demels are man's best friend
whip out the rotary tool (if all you want is the module) and cut away!!!
regards.
amk
I am not familiar with this laser, but in principal, a push press with proper diameter is the most logical answer.
machine a brass or plastic device of proper diameter and use a vise and an open hole to "press" or "push" the object out.
search your shop... there is a good chance you have a object such as a punch or drill bit that has a similar diameter, maybe your ingenuity can help locate a matching diameter object and you can develop a tool to help push it out.
It is really easy to find a drill bit to suit any diameter as they are available via fractional, numerical and alphabetical sizes. Lopping off a short length from the shaft is not hard with a drill and a file or dremel and they are easily spun and filed to a flat.
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machine a brass or plastic device of proper diameter and use a vise and an open hole to "press" or "push" the object out.
search your shop... there is a good chance you have a object such as a punch or drill bit that has a similar diameter, maybe your ingenuity can help locate a matching diameter object and you can develop a tool to help push it out.
It is really easy to find a drill bit to suit any diameter as they are available via fractional, numerical and alphabetical sizes. Lopping off a short length from the shaft is not hard with a drill and a file or dremel and they are easily spun and filed to a flat.
sn
i opened it ;D with the wood blocks method but i ruined the cap it so ugly :-/ ...,never mind now i want to know where is the ir filter can u tell me ? (ill post pics later)
i didnt actually removed the cap a part of the module where the colimating lens is , came out with the cap and it is still sticked to the cap can you belive this they must be using some kind of SuuuPeer Gluuueee! ta-ta-ta-taaaaam damdaam
conclusion:
1 . Pot mod doesnt work
2 . Cant find the ir filter
but i ruined the cap it so ugly :-/ ...,never mind now i want to know where is the ir filter can u tell me ? (ill post pics later) i didnt actually removed the cap a part of the module where the colimating lens is , came out with the cap and it is still sticked to the cap can you belive this they must be using some kind of SuuuPeer Gluuueee! ta-ta-ta-taaaaam damdaam
conclusion:
1 . Pot mod doesnt work
2 . Cant find the ir filter
