Laser diode from Sony 52x CD burner

[elad311]

Hello.
I have an old Sony crx230ee CD burner(that writes 32x on CD-RW and 52x on CD-R) and I took the diode out, do you know by any chance what is the wavelength and the mw for this?

 

[Wolfman29]

My guess is... 780nm or 808nm for the wavelength.

 

[Helios]

Type the model information into google and you should be able to find a spec sheet for the burner and that should give you some information.....but in the end it will be IR and dangerous. If you decide to use it be cautious.

 

[rhd]

It will almost certainly be 780nm.

 

[LaZeRz]

Yeh, IR, not so good to be experimenting with since it will blind you before you get the chance to say goodbye to your eyes

If you have a local computer shop ask them for a broken/faulty DVD burner and then harvest the diode from it

 

[BShanahan14rulz]

neat optics, though, and the tiny magnets are great at holding paper on the fridge :angel:

I also find uses for those sturdy rails that the sled slides on.

At the very least, it's good practice ;-)

Keep up the good hunt!