Max power for a 405nm from a samsung Bluray?

[Maros]

Hey guys, I've been gone for a bit but I'm in the process of getting back into the "Hobby".

I've been searching around for a good returning project so I'm just kinda gathering info at the moment.

I have a samsung BD-D5100 that's been sitting around in the closet for a couple years, I can hear the Diode calling my name so I think it's time to harvest. My question is, what is the max power this diode will support with out destroying it's lifespan? from the searching I've done the answer I tend to keep seeing is about 150mW. Does that sound about right?

 

[The Lightning Stalker]

Not much is known about that box. If you
get 100mW out of it, you're doing pretty
good. Anything over 125mA could shorten
its life or ruin it. Being a player, it
won't make much power.

 

[Maros]

Yeah I figured with it being a player I wouldn't get a ton out of it. Maybe just a quick little mess around project. Thanks for the info

 

[Hiemal]

Honestly, since it's just a player don't expect anything over like, 5 mW. Burners are the ones that require the high power laser diodes, I mean, after all they're LITERALLY burning the disc. With readers they're just reflecting the light off to read the information.