3.8mm red diode from 8x BDR-203

Got bored friday so i scraped together some old used parts to make this......
I filled the aixiz module hole with solder, and carved a new hole by hand with an xacto knife to make a thru-hole, and then a slightly larger flat head screw driver to make a lip for the diode to sit in....it actually worked out rather well.
First attempt the diode sat at a bit of an angle, so i slid it back out a little, and then repressed with with the back end of the aixiz module to get it to sit evenly.

This laser is made with a used dorcy jr heatsink which i filed down by hand to get it to fit inside the host.

A USED fixed current rkcstr driver, and 2x 14500 batteries.
The rkcstr driver is only set at 250mA because i have no idea what these diodes can push.....i Haven't noticed any heat during duty cycles though so i assume 250mA is low for this diode.

OH, this host in the video is my next upcoming kit



right after i had set it, solder dust all over the place. I had to snip the unused pin to get the driver in the right position. The pins are so close together i couldn't get the driver in between them.

Any idea what this is out putting? I know that Dave was messing around with one of these but really didnt do a whole lot with it, as i remember. It will be interesting to see what these are capable of.

Nice work, Mo.

Mine was stolen before I got a heat sink made for it.

I am sure it will take more current than that. It is at least a 18X

However, I do not know if you want to push it or not.

You may have the only one of these working today

Peace,
dave

i've no clue of it's output... as you can see it will burn the black foam, though it's not that impressive.

yeah i was thinking that. i couldn't recall hearing of anyone with a red pointer from the 3.8mm diode....

i prob won't be doing much experimenting with it....planned on selling it off for like $30, someone may already have dibs on it depending on if they want it or not.