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Is this Diode appropriate?

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This will be my first build, so I just want to make a small, low power blue laser pointer. This diode is in a samsung player sitting in my garage.

I plan to research the forum to learn the build, but would like to know if this diode is suitable before I begin.

Thanks for the help.
 





You'll probably have to give more info on the player. Is it from a blu-ray player? If it's not the laser will be red. If it is, the laser will be violet (405nm), not blue.

I don't know of any surface mount 405's so IF it's a blu-ray player the diode should be appropriate once extracted. If not, you can find 405's everywhere.
 
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If it's just a player, it won't be very power by any means. You need DVD/BlurRay/HD-DVD burners for diodes that are good for hobby lasers.
 
Its not going to be blue(445nm) regardless but as others above said, it could possibly be a violet(405nm) or a red(650nm) depending on what kind of burner it is, assuming its a burner. Otherwise you may want to look HERE for some diodes since this place is pretty much the most reliable source around.
 
Thanks for the responses. This is a samsung BluRay Player from 2010-ish. I think it's possible to make a simple low-power pointer with this, but after some reading I don't think canabalizing this player is worth it.

Jay
 
If it is just a player it is not going to be a laser pointer worth making. Only burners have diodes that are of a useful output.
 
ApexProxy said:
If it is just a player it is not going to be a laser pointer worth making. Only burners have diodes that are of a useful output.
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I did not know this. I remember when blu ray players first came about in the ps3 as well as the xbox hd-dvd player people were extracting the diodes and making burning lasers. I thought the ps3 sled is or was at one point the most popular for burning lasers. I guess since the release of blu ray burners they are the ideal choice and offer more power. I am glad that I read this because for my blu ray I would have chosen a ps3 sled as the source for my diode so thanks for the info.
 
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For blu-ray you get some power from a player but burners is still where all the real power is at. For DVD (650nm) players I wouldn't even bother trying to extract a diode unless its a high speed burner.

For any burner the higher speed it is rated for the more powerful the diode will be.
 
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