Blu-Ray Laser Phaser!

Step 3 Extract The Blu-Ray Diode...

If you saw my Laser Flashlight Hack Instructable than the extraction is about the same. The blu-ray diode is pretty easy to locate. There are 2 screws to remove and a small ribbon cable that needs to be cut off. After you have removed the laser mount, you need to scrap away the remaining glue and using a small jewelers screwdriver, GENTLY (I mean gently) tap around the EDGE of the diode housing to free it from the mount.

Comments

[Adrien]

I've got the diode housing to the 2nd picture that you're showing here, but I'm at a loss on how to extract the diode itself. I don't want to use brute force and ruin it, especially if all that's required is a little finesse

[sixgunz]

I used pliers to bend the bottom housing away from the top at the right angle, then used a soldering iron to desolder the tags shown in the big pic above. It takes a while, but the end result is fairly clean.

[nomooremr.niceguy]

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?