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I wasn't sure whether to create a thread on this, but I couldn't think of any good key words and the search function is a bit funky anyway. I've got a DVD drive here I'm going to rip open and I'm getting a HD-DVD drive soon also, both of which I'm going to turn into lasers. I was wondering what the very best components were that I should get to maximize the life time and performance of the diode, as I see it's quite varied. I think I can find all the theory and method around these boards, but when it comes to knowing what's actually best to buy, I'm a little lost. I know I need a battery pack, 100ohm pot, switch, batteries, wire, soldering iron, multi meter and all the other bits and bobs. But what about things like heat sinking?
I'm planning on building a few B-R lasers and the first I think I should build in the form of a module first, just to get the principles of it down. But if you can give me any input about both module style and pointer style builds, that would be apreciated...
Oh yeah, I forgot to add. One main thing I'm thinking about is focusing the beam and giving it a good apature...
I'm planning on building a few B-R lasers and the first I think I should build in the form of a module first, just to get the principles of it down. But if you can give me any input about both module style and pointer style builds, that would be apreciated...
Oh yeah, I forgot to add. One main thing I'm thinking about is focusing the beam and giving it a good apature...