Need help building laser

[Swordofsalvation]

22x burners have breater mw capacities than 16x ones. both work though. an 8x dvd burner diode would be much weaker, unless your talking about an 8x blu-ray dvd bruner.

 

[nosebleedXD]

no no dvd burner

so by how much strong is a 22x than a 16x

and can an 8x dvd player still burn?

 

[Spyderz20x6]

no no dvd burner

so by how much strong is a 22x than a 16x

and can an 8x dvd player still burn?

1. By about 80-100mW.
2. No.

 

[nosebleedXD]

hey spyder, my dvd drive is a 4x for Dual Layer

But for single layer is 16x

does it make a diff?

 

[nosebleedXD]

i am following this tutorial atm

http://www.laserpointerforums.com/forums/YaBB.pl?num=1186966870

for the tutorial above, and look at reply number 5, it shows his diode inside the module

what are those things sticking out?

and atm learning how to build a driver

http://www.laserpointerforums.com/forums/YaBB.pl?num=1185701612

 

[Spyderz20x6]

hey spyder, my dvd drive is a 4x for Dual Layer

But for single layer is 16x

does it make a diff?

Single Layer 16x is fine

 

[nosebleedXD]

btw could you look at this link
http://www.laserpointerforums.com/forums/YaBB.pl?num=1186966870

on the diode, he connected these stuff to it, what are they

 

[rog8811]

Diode to protect against accidental reverse connection of the power supply and capacitor to protect LD from spikes on the supply.

Regards rog8811

 

[nosebleedXD]

so those are part of the driver right?

 

[rog8811]

yup

 

[nosebleedXD]

alright thanks, i just went out to get my parts, they only sell them in packs, making my total more than 20 dollars

i was too cheap to buy them, my dad's going get me the parts tomorrow at some store he knows that sells them seperately

 

[nosebleedXD]

so if follow this guide http://www.laserpointerforums.com/forums/YaBB.pl?num=1186966870

i only need a lm317 and two 10ohm resistors?

so i will also order the flashlight from dealextreme sometime too and ill let you guys know when they arrive

 

[nosebleedXD]

will these work?

http://www.dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.3160

http://www.dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.4451

 

[Swordofsalvation]

as drivers? well, remember, dx is cheap, they take a long time to ship (perhaps months). they are reliable in that you will eventually get the product, but remember, you get what you pay for. if you want to buy a driver, get it from rkstr or dr lava

 

[nosebleedXD]

ok today i went to the store and bought the following