Can i use this to substitute diode?

[flashback3003]

can i use the diode in a cd player instead or is it too weak to burn matches?(personally i dont know how strong it is)

 

[KGB_Productions]

Only a CD BURNER diode can burn

 

[Deleted member 8382]

and CD players/burners are IR, DVD diodes are RED.

You always need the burner to take a good diode. Also, the more speed it can burn at, the more powerfull it is.

 

[flashback3003]

oh.. i see...
Also can i find a dvd burner diode in normal computeres that are busted cause where i live,alot of neighbours throw out their computers which bust alot and so they have dvd/cd player and burning functions which i believe may work.So the next time they throw 1 out,should i grab the computer?

 

[k1kb0t]

Yes, the higher the burn speed the more power you will get from the diode. Look up the model numers on google to get the DVD burn speed. I would start with 16x and up.

 

[matrixcs]

i got a 32x samsung dvd writer combo, and i guess i will be experimenting on it laser hehehe

 

[sportcoupe]

.... Also, the more speed it can burn at, the more powerfull it is.

Not always true. The best red diode is found in a 22x dvd burner.

 

[flashback3003]

oh......
im gonna try using that technique where people use a mini flashlight to turn it into a laser(if you havent seen it then here it is)
http://www.instructables.com/id/Laser-Flashlight-Hack!!/

 

[Jimmymcjimthejim]

Oh god..
For my sake, and for your sake, DO NOT FOLLOW ANY OF KIPKAY'S LASER HACKS! They just plain don't work. Instead you might want to read around the forum a little more for techniques to build a laser with a driver, host, heatsink, etc.

 

[cybob101]

ahhahahahahahahhaa its kipkay, more like kip*ay. read around here then try to make a laser

 

[rocketparrotlet]

read the freaking faq's!!!

 

[flashback3003]

i found a diode from a dvd player!yay!But its soooo......flat and small.........

 

[k1kb0t]

Hey Flashback, DVD player diodes won't do. You want the diode from a DVD burner.

 

[flashback3003]

O_O.......you mean the ones in computers etc.?(cause it did look really different from the round ones i see so often....)

 

[k1kb0t]

Yes, the DVD burners that come in computers. Like the ones here ...

http://www.newegg.com/Store/SubCategory.aspx?SubCategory=5&Category=10&name=CD-DVD-Burners

 

[Meatball]

guys, it HAS to be from a DVD BURNER. No Players, and no cd burner diodes will work. The DVD BURNER must have a write speed of at least 8x to do something like light a match. Read the faqs, do some research.