green question

hi, im mukking around with a green laser module(destroyed it lol) what are the red and black wires that go up to the tip do?
ive soddered the diode back onto the driver and i can see the pinkish IR light when i look through a camera , what exactly else do i have to do to turn the IR light green ? any help please .

rofl, that thing is toast

you need to put the other half back on!

That looks like the 10mW module I am running now, the same as the two I have killed recently...

The top sensor is a photo transistor used to regulate the DPSS based on light output. See here:
http://laserpointerforums.com/f45/dpps-green-module-anatomy-52057.html I asked the same question just a few days back.

How did you kill it?

PS, does your camera not have a macro function? Your image looks like I forgot to put my glasses on!

i killed this one because the solder brock away from the driver board and then it snowballed . ive seen pics posted in these forums where people just put the crystal in font of the diode and out comes the green beam also ive seen diagrams of green pointers that dont have those 2 wires at all , whats the deal???

http://laserpointerforums.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=27631&stc=1&d=1277527116

kcorbhv said:

i killed this one because the solder brock away from the driver board and then it snowballed . ive seen pics posted in these forums where people just put the crystal in font of the diode and out comes the green beam also ive seen diagrams of green pointers that dont have those 2 wires at all , whats the deal???

http://laserpointerforums.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=27631&stc=1&d=1277527116

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This pic should clear things up

thanks for the pic
http://laserpointerforums.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=27633&stc=1&d=1277537585

lets say i have a brand new green laser module and i cut those two wires will i still see the 532 light?

^That could be risky unless you can specifically identify the module, sensor, driver setup and someone here knows it also. The two extremes are that the sensor could shut everything down as it receives no power and you won't get any light; or that it receives no input and jacks the current to maximum where you might get light for a very short time and then your diode could pop. There are plenty of places to get relatively cheap, high or low power green modules without these sensors. Or you could just get a linear driver designed for green DPSS modules and set a fixed constant current. Have a look in the, 'Companies', and, 'Reviews', section to choose a source.

Plenty more help available too.

M