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While I was supposed t be writing an English paper at 4 in the morning, I decided to try my hand at building a burning laser. First, I think I'll try it out as a drawing tool and then integrate it into a makeshift CNC router made from scanners and printers and so on.
So, I took the laser diodes out of a busted DVD burner that was in my basement and tested them with 2 AA batteries (which I now understand to be a very bad idea) to see which is the IR and which is the burning diode. I have located the burning laser and I am waiting for parts to make the power supply.
However, I need a laser module and I have no idea where to begin. Do I need a specific module to fit my diode? If so, how do I tell which module is the right one?
Is the LM317 power supply sufficient or should I make another kind?
Is there some place I can go that answers all of these questions so I don't have to pester you folks?
I appreciate any help.
So, I took the laser diodes out of a busted DVD burner that was in my basement and tested them with 2 AA batteries (which I now understand to be a very bad idea) to see which is the IR and which is the burning diode. I have located the burning laser and I am waiting for parts to make the power supply.
However, I need a laser module and I have no idea where to begin. Do I need a specific module to fit my diode? If so, how do I tell which module is the right one?
Is the LM317 power supply sufficient or should I make another kind?
Is there some place I can go that answers all of these questions so I don't have to pester you folks?
I appreciate any help.
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