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This diode was extracted from a 16x DVD burner from an old PC lying around. I used a cheap dollar store pet laser for the adjustable lens. The flashlight host is a cheap $5 aluminum case. I used a simple LM317 driver using the flashlights 3 AAA batteries to get my diode working. I used a 25c...

I need some goggles and the ones on survivallaserusa.com are SO expensive. I mean, i get it, eye safety is important, but I can't help but feel like they're taking advantage of a niche market to boost up the prices of a tinted piece of plastic. Anyway, I'm from canada, and these www ...

Kind of funny how life goes full circle. So i had a broken HTC vive base station that had a IR laser that wasn't firing anymore. I ALSO joined this forum literally last week, getting into the laser hobby. So i had the idea to try and replace the diode with one from an old CD burner. To my...

Mine is definitely in the 475nm range! :love:

I recently salvaged old DVD drives that were donated to me. Unfortunately, I threw away the case which had part numbers. To my surprise, one of the many diodes extracted powered on blue! (I'm guessing Blu Ray diode) Here's where I'm a little lost. Most of the Blu Ray diodes are within the...