Is my laser beyond repair?

[Lifetime17]

Hi GSS,
Well thats proof in the pudding that it still lives after the fact of de canning that many folks are skeptical of. Nice and its a M140 diode to.Thank Buddy

Rich

 

[Alaskan]

Ah, just use a vice, put the end of the diode in it and use pliers to gently pull the back end of the diode (the end you want) off. These are so cheap now, I don't know if it's even worth keeping.