frustrated, what am I doing wrong?

[TTerbo]

Yes so do not Assume that your diodes are what you think they are, always be ready to have a "Lemon"
Like the supposes PHR diode i had that i thought was my 445 diode and it was wroking at 420mA for over a minute, that was cool (and i doubt that i had a 6-8-12x diode)

 

[123splat]

Ashenfang,
Is it possible that you got the IR burner diode instead of the red playback diode? I seem to recall form somewhere that you can fire up an IR (I thought it was below threshold...) and get a dim red glow (as you described). I am new here and will not be the least offended if you tell me to shut-up, get out of the way, and go away. But your description of the faint red glow ticked over some memory. Sorry you smoked your LD. Good luck next time.

 

[obama6493]

R.I.P. †LOC 16X† R.I.P.

lets wait for further information of the thread owner.

I stopped by a computer repair shop and he generously gave me two dvdR drives so hopefully i have two more diodes to get this right with

 

[AUTO XX]

Careful you don't get your mitts on infrared, could be strong enough to hurt you without realizing it.