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6X GGW-H20L Harvesting Help Please

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After 10 hours of searching to no real avail, any help would be apreciated for all of us that are new to the 6X club.

Thanks  :)
 





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ok let me speak since I'm the one actually trying to take these apart i've never seen one in person but -what i need to know is it have to be
1) hacksawed apart???
2) snipped apart with wire cutters ???
3) pressed out with a jackhammer???

me and Mark can only afford one of these ATM and i dont want my A$$ kicked for screwing up his sled -or mine not roflmao :'( :-X

[highlight]is the 6x mounted the same as the long closed can in the same sled [/highlight]
 
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I take the 6x diode in its heatsink, and hold it with some pliers.
Then, I take a tiny screwdriver or knife (and I mean TINY), and I wedge it in the little space between the top part of the diode and the heatsink. Now, I push down and wiggle the knife around until the diode eventually pops out.
It can take up to 5 minutes, and it is MUCH less risky than using sawing it apart.
 
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John, here is a post from Igor also...

IgorT said:
I spent like an hour, when i was extracting my GGW from it's heatsink. But i was scared to death, so i was way too careful.

But if you do it right, the GBWs are actually easier to extract than the PHRs! With the PHRs, the heatsink is hard and brittle. I grab it with two pliars, and snap it at just the right angle, and they are out instantly.

Here the heatsink is soft and pliable. I grab it firmly by the edges with two pliars, one on each side, and then i twist it carefully. If i am careful, and the pliars don't slip, the heatsink bends and releases it's grip on the diode. Then i jst take it out. The heatsink stays in one piece, but deformed..

The key is holding it FIRMLY with the pliars ending right by the diode base, but not on it. Then i make very small twists back and forth, and i can see the diode released. If done right even the beam "circulariser" stays in place.

If the pliars slip and break or cut off the edge of the heatsink, it then becomes harder, so it has to be a firm grip at just the right spot.


I was actually worried how long it would take, since i was so slow with the 6x, but this way, it's actually easy. Of course, if you only have one, and are worried, it's better to do it very slowly. I damaged the base of the first diode, but mostly because i tried it in a different way.
Click to expand...

The GBW is a typo...
 
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Check it... just made this video. Still need to annotate with some notes about each step, but you can see how I do it.

 
Mohrenberg

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:( i've yet to extract this one.....
I've extracted two from the sf-aw210 sled but this will be the first time from the GGW.....not expecting it to be too hard....

this triangular shaped file i bought at the hardware store makes extracting SO much easier.....i can safely and precisely cut through heatsink....
 
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Yeah, sometimes I make tiny cuts on the heat sink with a jewelers saw, then it will wiggle out easily. :)
 
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My first attempt at removing a GGW diode was a dismal failure. I used instructions posted by Spyderz in which he said he used an extremely tiny screwdriver to wiggle the diode back and forth until it pops out. When I tried this, the stresses on the diode can caused the window to come loose inside the can , which killed the diode. If anyone uses this method, I recommend being very, very careful. It will work, but the glass window inside the can is easily knocked loose.
 
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ElektroFreak said:
My first attempt at removing a GGW diode was a dismal failure. I used instructions posted by Spyderz in which he said he used an extremely tiny screwdriver to wiggle the diode back and forth until it pops out. When I tried this, the stresses on the diode can caused the window to come loose inside the can , which killed the diode. If anyone uses this method, I recommend being very, very careful. It will work, but the glass window inside the can is easily knocked loose.
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LOL I actually made a comment through PM that Spyderz was busting chops with that remark, because he knew it would crush the can and break the glass.
 
Flaminpyro

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Gettin it Out

I just chuck it up in the three jaw chuck in my lathe. :thinking: I like to grab the laser diode right by the front of the can and squze down real hard :crackup: then I get it spinning about 1500 rpm and get into with a carbide cutting bit, hell befor you know it the old half cut up heat sink is laying in the bed of the lathe and ya got a real pretty diode by the jaws. :D

have a good day ! Pyro...:eg:
 
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