Recent content by Wolf11

Guess that fast shipping expands to the UK, got mine and been just about a week! But i have a question or two before i break my lovely module: I realise i need a heatsink, and intend to get one - but i have used it for a few seconds and once for even maybe as long as a minute, so my question is...

Wow, thanks for the replies guys - definitely didn't expect such good feedback! As for your suggestions, i sure will get a link to that straight away and change 'lase' to 'burn' or something of the like :)

Ok guys, i finally built u my first driver ( on a breadboard :) ) and hooked it up with a 9v and my 8x diode, turns out that the blue tinted one was a red one, and by looking at it through my camera the other one looked as if it was IR bcause it was MUCH brighter in the cam, although it was...

Hi guys, i am making this post as a response to all the useless threads out there, so you (us ^^) newbies can find out what we want to know without clogging up the rest of the forum :) Alot of these questions will be obvious to many, but not so much to others. If i have made an error, please...

Oh dear my eyes are getting poor, i just read over and it's right in front of me, thanks in any case :) In Jayrob's kits, he drills out the pills (rhyming :O) to fit the driver in, can i still use this module in kits which do the same as jay? Edit: Pm sent :)

Hi Daguin im a little confused, i might be taking things all too literally here but in any case, here i go. You said all i need is a power supply and a heat sink, what about a driver?

ok thanks for info guys, I guess I should try getting a newer dvd burner or diode, seems the problem is in that it's so old!

Hehe, well that certainly would be a nice surprise if it were! The model number is LDW-811s

Not sure where it's from, it's pretty old but still 16x, it's a DVD r/rw made by a company called 'Liteonit' or 'Lite on it'. (that is what u meant by sled, right?) I will try to get some pictures up in a few mins. And thanks for suggestion on the driver - seems like a good idea for a few...

Wow, thanks for the detailed answer - nice to hear from the man himself! All much clearer now.

Hi guys, i'm going to make my first laser, i have a diode from an old dvd burner, (though i'm still not sure which diode is the dvd burning one :S ) was wondering if this is a good place to start, and also : 1. What parts would i need aside from those included with the 'hot option' 2. If this...

hmm, they both seem to have 3 pins, one has a significantly bulkier heatsink, logic tells me that i the burner diode, but im still not sure - is there a way i can quickly test it without frying it?

Thanks for the prompt reply, will check more thoroughly next time - get back soon with which is which! :)

Hi guys, i'm new here, hoping i'm not overly naive - i was wondering if you could help me with a few problems, if they have already been answered please refer me to that thread or multiple threads. So i'm going to make my first laser, a good quality ~200mw red with a proper driver, heatsink...