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Ndrew you are very right. I just hooked it up to regulated 3V (EXACTLY 3V), with brand new, high-capacity rechargeables, and I squeezed 150mA (not mW) out of it according to my multimeter. This equates to probably ~80mW according to this chart: 650nm SF-AW210 Closed Can Red Diode in HeatSink...

Aha! Here's the exact model I got it from: AOpen Global

I'm not sure, but the entire are area surrounding the diode on the heatsink was cool to the touch. Plus I only ran it for about 5 seconds.

Thanks for the quick replies! Here are some pictures of the diode w/ heasink I have. I believe it is a short closed can (by closed I am guessing you mean it has a little glass window covering the hole? Mine does). Hopefully this will help! What do you think this one is capable of? I...

Hey this is my first build I am planning on doing; I branched off in the 'welcome' area of this forum into asking technical questions which still haven't been answered! I figured this 'general' section is the right place! I have a bit of engineering experience :evil:, and I have a nice...

You'd think 24x, but all places I have seen on the 'net say 2.4. Is this driver adequate, and will it keep it from dying reliably?

Ok. It was a 'JustLink'/'Aopen' RW5120A DVD+RW (supposedly only 2.4x write speed...it does not say on the actual unit, but that's what a google search turned up...). That IS a good deal for that 'Dilda' laser...although I want to see what I can do with this diode I've got. I know I can build a...

Thanks for the warm welcomes lol. One question though: What about my question RE: what I can do with the diode I've got? Can you guys read that second paragraph of my blurb and help me out? I've read around in the forums here, I promise! Thanks.

Hey I'm from NY, I'm a high school student. I've been interested with lasers ever since my dad took me to this awesome pink floyd laser light show way back when...I work on a lot of electrical engineering stuff with microcontrollers and digital circuits. I've made a few robots, MIDI...