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Custom Build 16x BDR209 405nm@600mA in aixiz style module

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Today I am so excited to share the project I just finished. It is a 405nm module with aixiz style module. I am using the LD of 16x BDR209 and running it with my custom driver @600mA. The result is pretty good and the beam is much brighter than my previous 12x build. I didn't meter it but the estimated output power should be something near 900mW. Anyway Here are some pics :)

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I am so sorry for not taking a good pic of the beam it is much more visible in real life. And I don't have extra hand to hold everything stably :crackup: Can someone please tell me how to take a photo with more visible and clear beam?

Overall I am pretty satisfy with its performance to the cost as The whole setup didn't cost me more than $30 with custom buck driver. Sled are from local electronic vendor. I ordered 5 for better price and will do more experiment with the extra sled (maybe putting everything in a flashlight host)

Thanks for watching.
 





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Nice. I have a couple of those diodes I'm waiting on copper modules to put them in. I hear 600ma can kill them pretty quickly. I'm going with a modest 530ma... I think most here have some sort of tripod setup to hold theirs so they can step back and take pictures. Dim the lights and possibly put some smoke/fog in the air will brighten the beam up.
 
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Hi,
Nice 405 build these 209x16 diodes are real burners in a single mode WL.
Oh 600mA is fine for these guys ,i run mine at 625 to 650mW and to reach 900+mW's. Anymore your chancing a dead diode so be careful. I to buy the sleds to recover 405's diodes it's fun tearing down the sleds with all the mirrors and prisms. And there's a flat package red diode in there also, run them at 100mA or less to have fun with to. Well good luck buddy with the builds get that thing in a host and lets see some pics ..

Rich:)
 
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binarycode said:
Dim the lights and possibly put some smoke/fog in the air will brighten the beam up.
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The beam pic did took on dim environment actually. I know that smoke/fog will make the beam more visible but chance it will ruin the lens too lol.

Lifetime17 said:
Hi,
Nice 405 build these 209x16 diodes are real burners in a single mode WL.
Oh 600mA is fine for these guys ,i run mine at 625 to 650mW and to reach 900+mW's. Anymore your chancing a dead diode so be careful. I to buy the sleds to recover 405's diodes it's fun tearing down the sleds with all the mirrors and prisms. And there's a flat package red diode in there also, run them at 100mA or less to have fun with to. Well good luck buddy with the builds get that thing in a host and lets see some pics ..

Rich:)
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Thanks Lifetime17. Yes I know these diode can be driven even harder but I am pretty satisfy with the current setting right now. May bulid another one with 1W+ later just to test how tough these LD are :eg:
 
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Very nice. It is hard to put everything together? I am considering to build mind.
 
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Lifetime17 said:
Hi,
Nice 405 build these 209x16 diodes are real burners in a single mode WL.
Oh 600mA is fine for these guys ,i run mine at 625 to 650mW and to reach 900+mW's. Anymore your chancing a dead diode so be careful. I to buy the sleds to recover 405's diodes it's fun tearing down the sleds with all the mirrors and prisms. And there's a flat package red diode in there also, run them at 100mA or less to have fun with to. Well good luck buddy with the builds get that thing in a host and lets see some pics ..

Rich:)
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I bought a BDR209 drive, and want to build with it soon. I've just never extracted diodes from a sled before. I will probably experiment on some crappy cd drives first. I've heard different things about different drives, as far as difficulty. Any tips on this particular drive? Also has anyone done anything with that flat package red diode, mirrors or cubes from that drive?
 
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HI C,
I have taken diodes from sleds plenty of times, at first i was a little nervous about killing it but i did it. You just have to take your time and think. The hardest part is separating them from the heat sinks there in, When you take the ribbon wire off secure the heat sink and touch the back of the ribbon seconds at a time while pulling the ribbon.
The flat package red is fun to mess with i got it up to 60mW's in a modified CU module.

Rich:)
 

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Lifetime17 said:
HI C,
I have taken diodes from sleds plenty of times, at first i was a little nervous about killing it but i did it. You just have to take your time and think. The hardest part is separating them from the heat sinks there in, When you take the ribbon wire off secure the heat sink and touch the back of the ribbon seconds at a time while pulling the ribbon.
The flat package red is fun to mess with i got it up to 60mW's in a modified CU module.

Rich:)
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Cool! Thanks! :)
 
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acelazy said:
Very nice. It is hard to put everything together? I am considering to build mind.
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Chrisbee said:
I've heard different things about different drives, as far as difficulty. Any tips on this particular drive
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Not as hard as imagine. IMO the hardest part is to extract the diode from the sled. If you have your decent driver then all you just need to make sure the solder time as short as possible.

Lifetime17 said:
HI C,
I have taken diodes from sleds plenty of times, at first i was a little nervous about killing it but i did it. You just have to take your time and think. The hardest part is separating them from the heat sinks there in, When you take the ribbon wire off secure the heat sink and touch the back of the ribbon seconds at a time while pulling the ribbon.
The flat package red is fun to mess with i got it up to 60mW's in a modified CU module.

Rich:)
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Very nice Rich. I didn't play with this diode yet but I certainly will do this in the coming future :D
 
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Nice job. You should look into a copper module to press the diode into for better heat-sinking.
I can tell you how tough these LD are. They are NOT forgiving. I consider them to be the least forgiving diode I've ever worked with. Just be prepared to blow them if >1W is your goal. Far better off keeping them below 900mW. I've built a lot of them and blew some diodes just like everyone else who has tried to push them.
Very curious as to how much you paid for them in American dollars being right there where a seller is and we would like to see your driver design. What are you going to put it in?
Thanks for sharing and +REP

I don't see many 12x builds but in my opinion the 12x should be much more stable because it is in a 5.6mm package rather than a 3.8mm. I find it very odd that they didn't put the bdr in a 5.6mm. I did build a 12x when I was working my way through building all of the readily available single mode diodes. At the moment I intend to show all of those builds at the beginning of next week.
 
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Pman said:
Very curious as to how much you paid for them in American dollars being right there where a seller is and we would like to see your driver design. What are you going to put it in?
Thanks for sharing and +REP
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Thanks for +REP me. I find that it is so hard to get the wire through the hole at the back of the housing once the housing is unscrewed so I super glued everything. At this point I am not be able to take the photo of the driver. Sorry about that :cryyy:

I get those 5 sled for about $22/pcs. I may carry out a destructive testing for this diode to see the maximum current it will take :eg:

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I don't see many 12x builds but in my opinion the 12x should be much more stable because it is in a 5.6mm package rather than a 3.8mm. I find it very odd that they didn't put the bdr in a 5.6mm. I did build a 12x when I was working my way through building all of the readily available single mode diodes. At the moment I intend to show all of those builds at the beginning of next week.
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I did took the 12x from the same vendor before but mine is in 3.8mm package. Can't wait to see your builds. :D
 
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:) my builds are everywhere :)
Did you mean each sled was $22 or 5 for $22?
Never heard of a 12x that was 3.8mm. 700mW is a good output for a 12x with a G lens.

Life is right about those sleds even though I personally don't like to do it. Sounds odd as I'm so hands on with stuff. My main issue with it is I don't like trying to get the ribbon cable off of the pins and I don't think it's fun to get the diode out of its holder either. I've done a bunch of different diodes in sleds but only because I had too. Save the magnets in them;)
 
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Pman said:
:) my builds are everywhere :)
Did you mean each sled was $22 or 5 for $22?
Never heard of a 12x that was 3.8mm. 70omW is a good output for a 12x with a G lens.

Life is right about those sleds even though I personally don't like to do it. Sounds odd as I'm so hands on with stuff. My main issue with it is I don't like trying to get the ribbon cable off of the pins and I don't think it's fun to get the diode out of its holder either. I've done a bunch of different diodes in sleds but only because I had too. Save the magnets in them;)
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$22 per sled. Sorry for my poor expression.
I don't have great interest to play with another low power diode while there are lot of cheap red LD with more common 5.6/3.8 package.
 
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I've had a couple of them 12x 3.8mm diodes
It's a little confusing what the guy says in his listings

Up for sell is one piece High Power 3.8mm (TO-38) 500mW 405nm Violet Laser Diode extracted from 16x Pioneer BDR-206 Blue ray DVD. This LD is tested to hit over 700mW@500mA. However in most condition to ensure the life of the diode we recommend to run the diode at 500mW@450mA.

Yeah $24 American dollars when he has them!
 
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I got one of my BDR diodes pressed and soldered up today. Must say these diodes are Tiny, leads are so small almost wish i could have kept the ribbon cable and soldered to that. Needed my magnifier to figure out what pin lead to anode and cathode.

Output is very surprising considering the small package(I have current set at 530ma). I am noticing some slash effect it may be the G2 lens or I extracted it poorly. Ill have to post up some pics when I get time to see if I cant correct it. Not bad at all for a $25 diode I must say.
 
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