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Hey guys. New around here. So I have recently gotten into lasers, and I decided I want to do my first build.
Right now, I don't have access to PayPal (hopefully will soon) but I can't seem to get a laser diode from anything around the house, and no one seems to have any.
I have been asking for broken DVD players... played around with a couple, I couldn't find any diodes in any of them. I take it that normal DVD readers don't actually have diodes in them? The internet lied to me!
Nonetheless, what does have laser diodes in them? I am just looking for cheap extraction methods here... probably just going to practice on extraction and then eventually buy myself a nice sled or something once I get good at it.
Anyway, where can I find diodes (or sleds)?!
Right now, I don't have access to PayPal (hopefully will soon) but I can't seem to get a laser diode from anything around the house, and no one seems to have any.
I have been asking for broken DVD players... played around with a couple, I couldn't find any diodes in any of them. I take it that normal DVD readers don't actually have diodes in them? The internet lied to me!
Nonetheless, what does have laser diodes in them? I am just looking for cheap extraction methods here... probably just going to practice on extraction and then eventually buy myself a nice sled or something once I get good at it.
Anyway, where can I find diodes (or sleds)?!