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A while ago I ordrered two of those cheap BR lasers with the firm intention of disassembling one of them to see what makes them tick. So I took one of the units I received yesterday from "Lutong Shipping Ltd" in Kowloon, HK and after a quick test to see if it worked, I proceeded to take it...

I was scanning through eBay this morning and stumbled on those interesting items... search for item: 230455123821 POWER TECHNOLOGY HeNe LASER POWER SUPPLY L92AZ It has a starting bid of $4.99, it's a 110/220v brick PS with alden plugs and delivers 2400v. i would have bid on it but the seller...

During the holiday break, i'll be *finally* working on my blueray laser project. Just got a few rckstr drivers, and all the necessary parts to complete the build. I'll build it into an aixiz module tightly pressed into a small flanged aluminium heatsink and probably drive the PHR a few mW below...

Just got this marvellous little thing from DX... A 100 mW red labby! http://www.dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.10095 It arrived in the mail this morning. It was well-packed although the little dessicant bag ripped open and sent thousands of little pellets all over my hardwood floor... LOL...

As I was doing a bit of cleanup in my lab, I stumbled upon the parts that I purchased long ago to build a HeNe laser... from an old electronics magazine from the mid 80's... Here's the kit: I'm just missing a few parts, that are relatively easy to find except for the power transformer, that...

Success! For my 1st laser build, I acquired a sled from our friend Kendall at HighTechdeals (thanks for the bonus rubber cap and laser diode pinout, man!), which arrived last Monday. I was a bit apprehensive about the extraction process but it did go fine. I started disassembling the sled...

Hi, first post here... I just got into the fascinating world of lasers (recently bought a 5mw green pointer thingie... spiffy!) and I was reading with interest that Blue Ray drives and DVD burners are an interesting resource for laser diodes. I have a stock of outdated and obsolete printers...

Hi all, Just got into the wonderful world of laser tinkering with the recent purchase of a cheap Hong Kong made green laser pointer. I maybe a newbie in this field, but I have a lifetime of experience as an electronics hobbyist, so I think i'll have a lot of fun with laser projects and stuff...