open can laser

[jamilm9]

where can i get open can's in Canada.new egg only ships to usa.also how much ma can it handle for a reasonable life and how many mw will it be.Thanks

 

[Hemlock_Mike]

Jam --

I believe Gazoo has posted for a long time about the power of open can. I get a safe 300 mW. As for shipping to the North Land -- Look on ebay for the drives mentioned as having workable open can diodes.
This forum is a treasure -- Just search.

Mike

 

[jamilm9]

ok and how many ma thanks

 

[Hemlock_Mike]

Gazoo posted that somewhere. I'd go look but I'm busy.

Mike

 

[jamilm9]

ok thanks

 

[jamilm9]

i found a dvd burner 20x at tigerdirect for $25.now i just need the information on how to do it

 

[chido]

Most people drive them at 420mA by using a 3 ohm resistor with DDL's driver. That should give you around 250mW.

(if the diode is a long open can, what DVD burner did you order?)

 

[Hemlock_Mike]

There's a ton of info at the top of this forum under FAQ's-- Read it.

Mike

 

[jamilm9]

ok and i have not order it buy it's an lg.

 

[chido]

Oh ok, if it's an LG then the diode is a long open can, so it should be fine.

 

[jamilm9]

whats a long open can this is what i will buy

http://www.tigerdirect.ca/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=3290824&CatId=89

 

[chido]

There are too types of open can diodes, the short open cans and the long open cans.

The long open can diodes have a longer chip:

And the short open can diodes have a short chip:

The difference between them is that the long one is more powerful than the short one.
One of the diodes I bought from TheMonk some time ago was a long open can and it was taken from an LG 20x DVD burner so I assume yours should be a long open can too.

Look right here for a graph comparing a long open can diode with a short open can.

 

[jamilm9]

thanks alot

 

[jamilm9]

so all i need is the diode a driver and a host and lens

 

[chido]

Plus an aixiz module to focus the light from the diode into a laser beam. This guy sells them for 4 bucks only including a focusing ring. I bought 3 a few weeks ago and he seems to be a good seller, I wouldn't advice buying his diodes though due to the price and since we don't know if they're VL diodes or diodes from SenKat's bad batch.

EDIT: You didn't have "lens" when I first looked at your post. ;D

 

[jamilm9]

as in lens i meant aixiz module