Hi all,
I'm a first-timer here and I am in a huge panic. I need to have a laser capable of lighting fires by tomorrow (it's for work, not mischievous use), and I've now taken apart two DVD players and both have had laser diodes different than the ones in every single online tutorial I've found.
The ones online all look like this: http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_4wHo2MPDwAc/R2h3nFTq1KI/AAAAAAAAAB8/b88n8IPvD68/s320/Diode-out.jpg
But mine were both mounted within the sled and their beams made it to the disks using a series of mirrors. Is it possible to make the kind of laser I'm trying to make with the parts I have? Please, please help. I never wanted to be this guy on a forum, but I am desperate.
I'm a first-timer here and I am in a huge panic. I need to have a laser capable of lighting fires by tomorrow (it's for work, not mischievous use), and I've now taken apart two DVD players and both have had laser diodes different than the ones in every single online tutorial I've found.
The ones online all look like this: http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_4wHo2MPDwAc/R2h3nFTq1KI/AAAAAAAAAB8/b88n8IPvD68/s320/Diode-out.jpg
But mine were both mounted within the sled and their beams made it to the disks using a series of mirrors. Is it possible to make the kind of laser I'm trying to make with the parts I have? Please, please help. I never wanted to be this guy on a forum, but I am desperate.