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[hydrogenman15]

I CANT SODER ROFL i try, [highlight]the soder just keeps moving everywhere and can get go where i want[/highlight]

sorry about the pics lasers, ill take a better one with my ACTUAL camera, i used a 1999 webcam so yeah

anyways, you got any idea how to test this driver out

i have a multimeter but no test load driver

i was wondering how i would measure the output of the driver with my DMM

do i connect the batteries and then place my DMM and set it to mA and touch the end of the driver where the diode is suppose to go?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I_NU2ruzyc4

--hydro15

 

[lasersbee]

Good video... I just don't agree with not cutting the leads after soldering..

All hand assembled PCBs that Iv'e seen assembled in the over 20 years I've
been in the business... have the part leads soldered then cut.
Of course the proper tool is required... (a Flush Cut Side cutter)
and care must be taken to flush cut at a certain height off the PBC.

If a board is wave soldered... then the leads are machine cut (very close)
before soldering.

Jerry

 

[hydrogenman15]

Good video... I just don't agree with not cutting the leads after soldering..

All hand assembled PCBs that Iv'e seen assembled in the over 20 years I've
been in the business... have the part leads soldered then cut.
Of course the proper tool is required... (a Flush Cut Side cutter)
and care must be taken to flush cut at a certain height off the PBC.

If a board is wave soldered... then the leads are machine cut (very close)
before soldering.

Jerry

Not my vid though. I suppose he put that in there in case people didn't use the proper tools.

--hydro15

 

[nosebleedXD]

dammit so did i solder wrong or something

otherwise, gimme a sec, when i find my camera, i will make a video of exactly what im doing to try and figure out the output

 

[nosebleedXD]

kk guys i got my driver working

its its at 0.20 amps?

so im assuming its 200ma?

 

[gotwake424]

yup thats right. Off topic for anyone looking for a nice cheap soldering iron here is what use http://www.amazon.com/Aoyue-968-Dig...d_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=hi&qid=1235118061&sr=8-1
note this is a little much for a lot of people. The nice thing is it has a rework station on it too so you can harvest parts from other electronics [smiley=evil.gif] [smiley=evil.gif]

gotwake424

 

[nosebleedXD]

sweet

anyways, i checked out of the dvd players i had cause none of them work

when i opened one of them and connected it to my comp

turned it on, dvd starrted up

then a red light from the diode out scattered out for a bit and i was blinded for like 2 seconds

LAWL so yeah i think the laser inside works

 

[nosebleedXD]

wtf my laser doesnt burn

 

[nosebleedXD]

RIP

I fail at soldering, never again

and fail at shoving the diode into the hole of the axiz

 

[spaceman_hux]

It is spelled SOLDER and SOLDERING
there is no such thing as soder

P.S just trying to emphasize with the caps not shout.

 

[spaceman_hux]

o n pressing the diodes into a case isn't that hard what did you do wrong.

its easy if you have a vice

 

[wolfblue]

its easy if you have a vice

I use the Meredith 9 to 5.6mm adapter and a small C-clamp.
http://www.mi-lasers.com/cgi-bin/shopper.cgi?preadd=action&key=LDA-1
And with the beveled edge you can even press the diode a little past "flush" in a Axiz module

--John

 

[nosebleedXD]

well im using the back of my thing

anyways

ima get a new diode

btw how much is 200ma?

im getting a 20x dvd writer i think

how much ma should i put into that