Blu-Ray Laser Phaser!

does it burn things like the dvd one?

It shouldn't.  It would only work if it was the laser for a dvd / blu-ray burner, and I'm pretty sure the ps3 doesn't burn.

Always point lasers at your face while running with scissors. Gasoline helps. Why is it that so many people want to cry about dangerous stuff? If you're worried about it, don't do it. If you're stupid enough to do something dangerous that you know nothing about you deserve to get hurt. ITS CALLED NATURAL SELECTION FOLKS.

lol like school zone lights by high school. if there stupid enough to run out in the street something wants them dead

I hope that you get caught using this thing in public. You can be fined up to $300,000.

like only if u point it at a plane. 

....you forgot to mention running along the pool barefoot with hot coffee....

Actually it was intentionally left out. The cold pool water cancels out the hot coffee. Now, gnawing on shotgun shells while smoking a cigarette.....

hey kip what is the point of the axiz laser housing? becase i am trying to make one without the axiz laser housing . if you do need the laser housing can i make my own?

you need the housing because it has a lense

Awesome.

Yeah. first, theres a harmless laser pointer. then, theres a cd diode, moderately dangerous. a dvd diode, slightly more dangerous. make a burning laser with a burning dvd diode, very dangerous. BUT THIS IS A BLU-RAY DIODE! extremely positively very dangerous. the only thing worse is an lg hi-def/blu-ray dvd burner. thats as much suicide as using that giant laser on that mountain.

can i use this same driver circuit to power a 16x dvd burner diode?

Kip-
There's NO WAY that's gonna run for more than a few hours without any sort of current and voltage regulator. These diodes run at ~6V and somewhere between 35 and 90 mA. (The current required varies) As Shikari said on the first page, these are supposed to have a lifetime of 5000 hours- you're cutting that down to almost nothing by doing this. And, there should be more of a heatsink than the AixiZ module just to be safe.
Everyone else-
PLEASE, PLEASE read everything you can at www.laserpointerforums.com BEFORE you try any laser mods, Kipkay's or otherwise- You will learn more than you thought possible, and stay safe to boot. These are INCREDIBLY dangerous... Kip's MiniMag mod is, of course, quite high powered for a handheld laser, and this one is Short-Wave- an even more serious hazard to your skin, eyes, etc... Everything bad that happens with a laser is one more step closer to having them banned. Do all us serious enthusiasts a favor and STUDY STUDY STUDY before you try stuff like this. ;-)
-MM

Thanks for your warning, even though I am not going to make this. Lasers are dangerous indeed, I heard rumors about lasers causing fatal injure to the naked eye and even damaging the skin when they are used without protection, even though I'm no expert. Is this true?

Here's a thread about this hack from www.laserpointerforums.com

http://www.laserpointerforums.com/forums/YaBB.pl?num=1194391816

Sounds like it's a bad idea in general to run the laser off just a battery and a resistor. A constant-current regulator is ideal, but if you're going cheap and cheesy, it's a good idea to add a capacitor (to dampen spikes that can kill the laser) and maybe a trimpot. (Individual lasers of the same make and model vary; the same voltage that barely gets one to lase may kill another. You can adjust the voltage with a trimpot so your laser is nice and bright but not going to fry immediately.)

I'm not a laser guy, and my understanding of these things is vague, but it sounds like folks over at www.laserpointerforums.com could be helpful in improving this thing.

Kipkay has a schematic for a driver circuit on his 007 laser weapon project. Would that work well enough?

Set phasers on stun.

What do the other leads do? I assume they are used for other colors. But I know little about lasers and I'll admit it. So I just thought I'd ask. It doesn't hurt to ask does it? That's how you learn. And before anyone gets on my case for attempting a laser project without adequate knowledge, I do intend to learn everything I can before assembling my laser. Anyway, if anyone could answer my question, that would be great. Thanks.

I was just wondering, which laser is more powerful, a blu/violet laser from an HD DVD player, or a red/green laser from a dvd burner? Basically I want to know, if this project creates a more powerful laser, or does the minimag flashlight mod create a more powerful laser?

OH MY GOD! Good laser, but I hate to hear about a legendary PS3 being killed :-(

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you cant buy it if you live in the us... its 43 dollars and its 5MW this is some 200MW or so

I live in Canada. You get guns, we get other higher-tech weapons.

i wil buy this when i go on vacation in canada! * Wink** Wink*

and it docent even come with the batteries!

aww that sucks

Not really...

zing!

could you actually burn things with this?

Hey kipkay can you actually see the laser beam?

oh well thats okay as long as it burns

I do not think you can. I believe he used a small amount of smoke to make the beam visible in the video.

I did this with a LG blue ray writer. Doesn't burn as strongly as the flash light instructable though... :(

This will INSTANTLY AND PERMANENTLY BLIND SOMEONE ! No second chance even if for a split second ! You should limit the brightness. Putting it in a toy is asking for it to be played with. I'm all for fun but like seeing ! There should be a warning on this about the danger even from the spot on the wall. I work with low power under 5 mw lasers and exposure the the indirect beam will make permanent blind spots in your eyes and this is 50-200 X more powerful !

The ps3 laser is only 8.82 mw. Thats only 3.82 mw more then 5 mw. 50-200 isnt a realistic number. Its a ps3 it dosent need to burn things.

This is great, I'm a big fan of Star Trek. I was able to find the classic phaser to use (found it here - http://www.startrekgiftshop.com/index.php?k=star+trek+phaser&c=toys )Now where would I find the laser diode without buying a new PS3. This is just so awesome, I would be showing this off at all the Star Trek conventions.

Buy a phr diode seperatly from http://modwerx.com or somthing.

You can find a high powered Blue-Ray diode in a focusing module already with a driver kit 'HERE' usually cheaper than a drive itself. Fully adjustable; precise tuning; just add voltage.

I got this exact one from you, but when I use a 9V battery and 100 Ohm resistor (yes, I'm POSITIVE it's just 100 Ohm, not kOhm, etc.) the light is barely visible. The 9V is brand new Duracell. Do you have any idea why this may be?

As everyone already know, running a laser diode with just a resistor is a bad idea. The diode you got from me was not exclusively ran with the constant current driver I provided. If it was only only used with the provided driver and kept within the limits, then the diode would still be alive now. Always use a current regulation circuit.

You would get it at a place where they would sell spare parts for a PS3.For example,you could go to a Sony repair shop and ask for a carriage assembly.They may not give it though.

you relly relly relleh like diode thingies and burning stuff with lasers don't you?

something i wont be doing to my phaser :) its made of solid pewter XD

make em for 100 sell them for 150

PLEASE REPLY: will it work with a KES-400AAA laser assembly aswell as a KEM-400AAA and cant you do the same sort of thing as the maglight burning laser thing you did?

The KEM refers to the whole assembly itself, motor, frame and all. The KES refers to just the diode and board, as you can see surrounded by black plastic in the picture above.

Could you modify it so that it is a burning blu-ray laser diode?