I know it does, I am not saying I am going to use a ~200mW laser w/o them... its just... it seems counterproductive. Well, I guess I have to see it myself ;D
Not to thread hijack, but I just tried the snips method on a DVD IR diode + heatsink I had from the same drive, and once I got it out, (without problems) I tried seating it in my AixiZ module.
What I want to know is if I am somehow supposed to get the diode to fit in the original socket, or if I should just Loctite/glue it in place?
(PS: Just realized that probably would reduce duty cycle considerably... :-[)
Not to thread hijack, but I just tried the snips method on a DVD IR diode + heatsink I had from the same drive, and once I got it out, (without problems) I tried seating it in my AixiZ module.
What I want to know is if I am somehow supposed to get the diode to fit in the original socket, or if I should just Loctite/glue it in place?
(PS: Just realized that probably would reduce duty cycle considerably... :-[)